Selling Your Car Data Removal Card | Wipe Personal Data Before Trade-In | Vehicle Privacy Checklist | Printable PDF | Digital Download
Don't Sell Your Car With Your Digital Life Still In It
Modern cars store a surprising amount of personal data: paired phones, contacts, call logs, garage codes, your home address in the GPS, and app logins.
The Selling Your Car: Data Removal Card walks you through a complete data wipe before you sell or trade in, so the next owner doesn't inherit your digital life. Every step is plain and quick, ending with a final verification pass before handover.
Perfect for anyone selling privately, trading in at a dealership, or returning a leased vehicle.
What's Included
✔ Wipe The Infotainment
- Factory reset the infotainment system (Settings ▸ System ▸ Reset)
- Delete all paired phones and Bluetooth devices
- Clear contacts, call logs, and text history stored in the car
✔ Clear Navigation
- Delete saved locations — especially Home and Work addresses
- Clear recent destinations and route history
- Remove any saved garage or gate codes stored in the system
✔ Unlink Accounts
- Sign out of all app accounts including music, profiles, and manufacturer login
- Remove the car from your manufacturer app and revoke its access
- Cancel or transfer any connected subscriptions
✔ Final Checks
- Remove toll transponders and parking permits
- Check the glovebox and trunk for documents with personal info
- Confirm the reset worked by re-checking each menu before handover
✔ Bonus Pro Tip
Learn why the connected manufacturer app matters most — remote start, location, and unlock access can leave the buyer trackable, or leave you still linked to their car, unless you remove the vehicle from your account.
Perfect For
- Anyone selling a car privately
- Dealership trade-ins
- Lease returns
- Used car sellers
- Car buyers checking a vehicle was properly wiped
- Families upgrading vehicles
- Fleet and company car handovers
- Connected and smart car owners
- Personal cybersecurity education
- Digital privacy awareness
Why You'll Love It
✓ Instant digital download
✓ Printable at home
✓ Easy one-page card
✓ Beginner friendly
✓ Takes only minutes before handover
✓ Works with virtually any make and model
✓ Covers infotainment, navigation, accounts, and physical items
✓ Includes a final verification pass so nothing is missed
Product Details
- PDF Digital Download
- 1 Printable Page
- Unlimited personal printing
- Designed by Making Sense Of Security
- No physical product shipped
Save With A Bundle
This card is part of a $5 bundle — get the full set and save:
Great Companion Guides
Pair this card with:
- Phone Location Privacy Settings Card
- Turning Off Location Sharing Card
- Smart TV Privacy Settings Card
- Smart Speaker Privacy Settings Card
- Spotting Malicious Apps Cheat Sheet
- Router Hardening Cheat Sheet