Selling Your Car Data Removal Card: Don't Sell Your Car With Your Digital Life Still In It

Selling Your Car? What Is It Still Holding?

• Your home address is saved as "Home" in the GPS.
• Your phone's contacts, call log and texts are stored in the dashboard.
• The built-in garage door opener still has your code.
• Your manufacturer app can still locate, start or unlock the car.
• The toll tag is still on the windshield.
• Old service records with your name and address are in the glovebox.

Modern cars store a surprising amount of personal information. If you sell, trade in or return a lease without wiping it, the next owner gets your address, your contacts and possibly remote access to the car.

The Selling Your Car Data Removal Card walks you through clearing your personal data before you hand over the keys. It's four short steps, ending with a final check so nothing gets missed.

What's inside:

✅ Wipe The Infotainment: factory reset the system, delete paired phones, and clear stored contacts, calls and texts.

✅ Clear Navigation: delete your Home and Work addresses and your trip history, and remove saved garage or gate codes.

✅ Unlink Accounts: sign out of app accounts, remove the car from your manufacturer app, and cancel or transfer connected subscriptions.

✅ Final Checks: remove toll tags and parking permits, empty the glovebox and trunk, and re-check every menu before handover.

✅ Pro Tip: why the manufacturer app is the step you can't skip.

Who it's for:

• Private sellers
• Dealership trade-ins
• Lease returns
• Families upgrading vehicles
• Company car handovers
• Buyers checking that a used car was properly wiped

Why it works: It's one page, works with most makes and models, and takes only minutes before handover.

📄 1-page printable PDF (US Letter) · Instant download · Unlimited personal printing

• A Making Sense Of Security guide: free guides and tools at MakingSenseOfSecurity.com

Save With A Bundle

This card is part of a $5 bundle — get the full set and save:

• Vehicle Security Bundle — $5

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

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