Volvo V60 (2019 year). Manual - part 19

City Safety messages (p. 348)

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City Safety parameters and sub-

functions

City Safety can help avoid a collision with a vehi-
cle, cyclist or large animal ahead by reducing the
vehicle's speed using its automatic braking func-
tion.

If the difference in speed is greater than the
speeds specified below, the City Safety auto-
brake function cannot prevent a collision, but it
can help mitigate its effects.

Vehicles

City Safety can help prevent a collision with a
vehicle ahead by reducing your vehicle's speed
by up to 60 km/h (37 mph).

Cyclists

City Safety can help prevent a collision with a
cyclist ahead by reducing your vehicle's speed by
up to 50 km/h (30 mph).

Pedestrians

City Safety can help prevent a collision with a
pedestrian ahead by reducing your vehicle's
speed by up to 45 km/h (28 mph).

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Large animals

If there is a risk of colliding with a large animal,
City Safety can help reduce your vehicle's speed
by up to 15 km/h (9 mph).

The braking function for large animals is primarily
intended to mitigate the force of a collision at
higher speeds. Braking is most effective at
speeds above 70 km/h (43 mph) and less effec-
tive at lower speeds.

City Safety sub-functions

Function overview

Acoustic collision warning signal

Collision warning symbol

Camera/radar sensor distance monitoring

City Safety carries out three steps in the follow-
ing order:

1. Collision warning
2. Brake assistance
3. Auto-brake
Descriptions of what happens in these three
steps are provided below.

1 - Collision warning

The driver is first alerted to the risk of an immi-
nent collision.

In vehicles equipped with a head-up display*, a
flashing warning symbol will be displayed on the
windshield.

Collision warning symbol on the windshield

Visual warnings on the windshield may be dif-
ficult to notice in cases of strong sunlight,
reflections, extreme light contrasts, or if the
driver is wearing sunglasses or is not looking
straight ahead.

City Safety can detect pedestrians, cyclists or
vehicles that are stationary, are moving in the
same direction as your vehicle and are ahead of
your vehicle. City Safety can also detect pedes-
trians, cyclists or large animals that are crossing
the road in front of your vehicle.

If there is a risk of a collision with a pedestrian,
large animal, cyclist or another vehicle, or with a
vehicle described in the section "City Safety in
crossing traffic", the driver will be alerted with
light, sound and pulsations in the brake pedal. At
lower speeds, during hard braking or if the accel-
erator pedal is pressed, the brake pedal pulsation
warning will not be given. The intensity of the
brake pedal pulsations varies according to the
vehicle's speed.

Note: This illustration is general and details may vary depending on model.

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2 - Brake assistance

If the risk of a collision increases after the colli-
sion warning, brake support will be activated.

If the system determines that the pressure the
driver is exerting on the brake pedal is insufficient
to prevent the collision, brake support will
increase pressure.

3 - Auto-brake

The automatic braking function is activated at the
last moment.

If the driver has not taken evasive action by this
stage and a collision is imminent, the automatic
braking function will be triggered. This occurs
whether or not the driver is pressing the brake
pedal. Full braking force will be applied to reduce
the speed at impact or reduced braking effect will
be applied if this is sufficient to avoid the colli-
sion.

The seat belt tensioners may be activated along
with the automatic braking function. See "Seat
belt tensioners" for more information.

In certain situations, auto-braking may begin with
a limited braking force before applying full brak-
ing force.

If City Safety has prevented a collision, the vehi-
cle will be kept at a standstill until the driver
takes action. If the vehicle has slowed to avoid
colliding with a slower-moving vehicle ahead, your
speed will be reduced to that vehicle's speed.

Auto-braking can always be cancelled if the
driver presses hard on the accelerator pedal.

When City Safety activates the brakes, the
brake lights come on.

When City Safety applies the brakes, a text mes-
sage will appear in the instrument panel to notify
the driver that the function is/was activated.

WARNING

City Safety may not be used to change how

the driver operates the vehicle. The driver

must not only rely on City Safety to brake the

vehicle.

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Setting a warning distance for City

Safety

City Safety is always active, but the function's
warning distance can be adjusted.

The City Safety function cannot be deacti-
vated. It is activated automatically each time
the engine/electric motor is started.

The alert distance determines the sensitivity of
the system and regulates the distance at which
the light, sound and brake pulsations will be acti-
vated.

To select warning distance:

1. Select

Settings

My Car

IntelliSafe

the center display's Top view.

2. Under

City Safety Warning

, tap

Late

Normal

Early

to set the desired warning

distance.

If the driver feels that the

Early

setting is giving

too many warnings or finds them irritating, the

Normal

Late

warning distance settings can

be selected instead.

If the driver feels that the warnings are too fre-
quent and distracting, the warning distance can
be reduced. This will reduce the total number of
warnings, but it will also result in City Safety pro-
viding warnings at a later stage.

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The

Late

warning distance setting should there-

fore only be used in exceptional cases, such as
when a more dynamic driving style is preferred.

WARNING

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No automatic system can guarantee
100% correct function in all situations.
You should therefore never test use of
City Safety in the direction of people, ani-
mals or vehicles – this could lead to
severe damage, serious personal injury or
even death.

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City Safety warns the driver if there is a
risk of collision, but the function cannot
reduce the driver's reaction time.

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Even if the warning distance has been set
to

Early

, warnings may be perceived as

late in certain situations – e.g. when there
are large speed differences or if the vehi-
cle ahead suddenly brakes heavily.

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With the warning distance set to

Early

warnings come further in advance. This
may cause the warnings to come more
frequently than with warning distance

Normal

, but is recommended since it can

make City Safety more effective.

The warning with direction indicators for Rear
Collision Warning is deactivated if the colli-
sion warning distance in the City Safety func-
tion is set to the lowest level "

Late

The seat belt tensioning and braking func-
tions remain active.

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Detecting obstacles with City Safety

City Safety can help detect vehicles, cyclists,
large animals and pedestrians.

Vehicles

City Safety detects most types of vehicles that
are either stationary, moving in the same direc-
tion as your vehicle or those described in “City
Safety in crossing traffic” and City Safety braking
for oncoming vehicles”.

For City Safety to be able to detect a vehicle in
the dark, its headlights and taillights must be on
and clearly visible.

Cyclists

Optimal examples of what City Safety would interpret to
be a cyclist: clear body and bicycle shapes.

For optimal performance, the system's function
for cyclist detection needs the clearest possible
information about the contours of the bicycle and

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of the cyclist's head, arm, shoulders, legs, torso
and lower body in combination with normal
human movements.

If large portions of the cyclist's body or the bicy-
cle itself are not visible to the function's camera,
it will not be able to detect a cyclist.

The system can only detect adult cyclists riding
on bicycles intended for adults.

WARNING

City Safety is supplementary driver support,

but it cannot detect all cyclists in all situations

and, for example, cannot see:

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partially obscured cyclists.

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cyclists if the background contrast of the
cyclist is poor - warning and brake inter-
ventions may then be late or not occur at
all.

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cyclists in clothing that hides their body
contour.

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bikes loaded with large objects.

The driver is always responsible for ensuring

that the vehicle is driven correctly and with a

safety distance suitable for the speed.

Pedestrians

Optimal examples of what the system considers to be a
pedestrian: clear body contours.

For optimal performance, the system's function
for pedestrian detection needs the clearest pos-
sible information about body and bicycle con-
tours. This entails being able to detect the con-
tours of the pedestrian's head, arm, shoulders,
legs, torso and lower body in combination with
normal human movements.

In order to detect a pedestrian, there must be a
contrast to the background, which could depend
on clothing, weather conditions, etc. If there is lit-
tle contrast, the person may be detected late or
not at all, which may result in a delayed reaction
from the system or no reaction at all.

City Safety can detect pedestrians even in dark
conditions if they are illuminated by the vehicle's
headlights.

WARNING

City Safety is supplementary driver support,

but it cannot detect all pedestrians in all sit-

uations and, for example, cannot see:

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partially obscured pedestrians, people in
clothing that hides their body contour or
pedestrians shorter than 80 cm (32 in.).

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pedestrians if the background contrast of
the pedestrians is poor - warning and
brake interventions may then be late or
not occur at all.

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pedestrians who are carrying large
objects.

The driver is always responsible for ensuring

that the vehicle is driven correctly and with a

safety distance suitable for the speed.

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Large animals

Optimal examples of what City Safety would interpret as
a large animal: stationary or moving slowly and with clear
body contours.

For optimal performance, the system's function
for detecting large animals (e.g. moose, horses,
etc.) needs the clearest possible information
about body contours. This entails being able to
detect the animal straight from the side in combi-
nation with normal movements for that animal.

If parts of the animal's body are not visible to the
function's camera, the system will not be able to
detect the animal.

City Safety can detect large animals even in dark
conditions if they are illuminated by the vehicle's
headlights.

WARNING

City Safety is supplementary driver support,

but it cannot detect all large animals in all sit-

uations and, for example, cannot see:

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partially obscured larger animals.

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larger animals seen from the front or from
behind.

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running or fast moving larger animals.

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larger animals if the contrast of the ani-
mal's background is poor - warning and
brake interventions may then occur late
or not at all.

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smaller animals such as cats and dogs.

The driver is always responsible for ensuring

that the vehicle is driven correctly and with a

safety distance suitable for the speed.

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City Safety in crossing traffic (p. 341)

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City Safety braking for oncoming vehicles*
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City Safety in crossing traffic

City Safety can assist the driver when turning in
the path of an oncoming vehicle in an intersec-
tion.

: Sector in which City Safety can detect an oncoming

vehicle in crossing traffic.

In order for City Safety to detect an oncoming
vehicle in situations where there is a risk of a col-
lision, that vehicle must be within the sector in
which City Safety can analyze the situation.

The following criteria must also be met:

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your vehicle's speed must be at least 4 km/h
(3 mph)

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your vehicle must be making a left turn

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the oncoming vehicle's headlights must be
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WARNING

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The "City Safety in crossing traffic" func-
tion is supplementary driver support
intended to improve driving safety – it
cannot handle all situations in all traffic,
weather and road conditions.

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Warnings and brake interventions due to
a collision risk with an oncoming vehicle
often come very late.

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Never wait for a collision warning or for
City Safety to intervene.

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Limitations of City Safety in

crossing traffic

In certain situations, it may be difficult for City
Safety to help the driver avoid a collision with
crossing traffic.

For example:

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on slippery roads when Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) is actively operating

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if an approaching vehicle is detected at a late
stage

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if the oncoming vehicle is partially obstructed
by another vehicle or object

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if the oncoming vehicle's headlights are off

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if the oncoming vehicle is moving erratically
and e.g. suddenly changes lanes at a late
stage.

The function uses the vehicle's combined
camera and radar unit, which has certain gen-
eral limitations; see sections "Camera limita-
tions" and "Radar sensor limitations".

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City Safety in crossing traffic (p. 341)

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City Safety steering assistance for

evasive maneuver

City Safety steering assistance can help the
driver steer away from vehicles or obstacles
when a collision cannot be avoided by braking
alone.

Your vehicle swerves away

Slow-moving/stationary vehicle or obstacle.

City Safety helps provide assistance by strength-
ening the driver's steering movements, but only if
the driver has begun evasive action and the sys-
tem detects that the driver's steering movements
are not sufficient to avoid a collision.

The brake system is used simultaneously to fur-
ther strengthen steering movements. The func-
tion also helps stabilize the vehicle after it has
passed the obstacle.

City Safety steering assistance can detect:

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vehicles

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cyclists

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pedestrians

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large animals

WARNING

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The possibility of City Safety predicting a
certain situation is supplementary driver
support intended to improve driving safety
– it cannot handle all situations in all traf-
fic, weather and road conditions.

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Activating/deactivating

City Safety's steering assistance is always active
and cannot be switched off.

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City Safety steering assistance

limitations during evasive

maneuvers

City Safety steering assistance may have limited
functionality in certain situations and not inter-
vene, e.g.:

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at speeds outside the range of 50-100 km/h
(30-62 mph)

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if the driver does not take evasive action

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if the power steering works at reduced power
- e.g. during cooling due to overheating (see
section "Speed-dependent steering force").

The function uses the vehicle's combined
camera and radar unit, which has certain gen-
eral limitations; see sections "Camera limita-
tions" and "Radar sensor limitations".

Related information

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Speed-dependent steering wheel resistance
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City Safety and delayed evasive

maneuvers

City Safety can assist the driver by automatically
braking the vehicle when it is not possible to
avoid a collision by steering alone.

City Safety assists the driver by periodically
attempting to predict possible "escape routes" to
the sides of the vehicle in the event a slow-mov-
ing or stationary vehicle were to be detected at a
late stage.

Your vehicle (1) cannot detect any potential escape
routes for veering away from the vehicle ahead (2) and
may therefore apply the brakes at an earlier stage.

Own vehicle

Slow-moving/stationary vehicles

City Safety will not intervene to automatically
apply the brakes if it is possible for the driver to
avoid a collision by steering the vehicle.

However, if City Safety determines that an eva-
sive maneuver would not be possible due to traf-
fic in the adjacent lane(s), the function can assist
the driver by automatically starting to apply the
brakes at an earlier stage.

WARNING

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Limitations of City Safety during evasive
maneuvers

The function uses the vehicle's combined
camera and radar unit, which has certain gen-
eral limitations; see sections "Camera limita-
tions" and "Radar sensor limitations".

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City Safety braking for oncoming

vehicles*

City Safety can help you apply the brakes for an
oncoming vehicle in your lane.

If an oncoming vehicle veers into your lane and a
collision is unavoidable, City Safety can help
reduce your vehicle's speed to attempt to miti-
gate the force of the collision.

Own vehicle

Oncoming vehicles

The following criteria must be met for the func-
tion to work:

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your vehicle's speed must be above 4 km/h
(3 mph)

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the road must be straight

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your lane must have clear side lane markings

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your vehicle must be positioned straight in
your lane

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the oncoming vehicle must be positioned
within your vehicle's lane markings

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the oncoming vehicle's headlights must be
on

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the function can only handle “front-to-front”
collisions

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the function can only detect vehicles with
four wheels

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the function requires functioning Electric
Seat Belt Tensioners* (see section “Seat
belt tensioners”).

The function uses the vehicle's combined
camera and radar unit, which has certain gen-
eral limitations; see sections "Camera limita-
tions" and "Radar sensor limitations".

WARNING

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The "City Safety braking for oncoming
vehicles" function is supplementary driver
support intended to help improve driving
safety – it cannot handle all situations in
all traffic, weather and road conditions.

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Warnings and brake interventions due to
an imminent collision with an oncoming
vehicle always come very late.

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Never wait for a collision warning or for
City Safety to intervene. If you notice any
hazard or other potentially dangerous sit-
uation, always fully apply the brakes.

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Seat belt tensioners (p. 50)

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City Safety limitations

City Safety functionality may be reduced in cer-
tain situations.

Surroundings

Low objects

Hanging objects, such as flags for overhanging
loads or accessories such as auxiliary lights or
front protective grids that extend beyond the
height of the hood, may limit City Safety function-
ality.

Slippery road conditions

The extended braking distance on slippery roads
may reduce City Safety's capacity to help avoid a
collision. In these types of situations, the Anti-
lock Braking System and Electronic Stability Con-
trol (ESC

) will help provide optimal braking

power with maintained stability.

Backlighting

The visual warning signal in the windshield may
be difficult to detect in bright sunlight, if there are
reflections, or if the driver is wearing sunglasses
or not looking straight ahead.

Heat

If the temperature in the passenger compartment
is high due to e.g. bright sunlight, the visual warn-
ing signal in the windshield may be temporarily
disabled.

Camera and radar sensor's field of vision

The camera's field of vision is limited and in cer-
tain situations, it may be unable to detect pedes-
trians, large animals, cyclists or vehicles, or it may
detect them later than expected.

Vehicles that are dirty may be detected later than
clean vehicles, and in dark conditions, motorcy-
cles may be detected late or not at all.

If a text message displayed in the instrument
panel indicates that the camera/radar sensor is
obstructed, it may be difficult for City Safety to
detect pedestrians, large animals, cyclists, vehi-
cles or lane markings in front of the vehicle. City
Safety functionality may therefore be reduced.

Text messages may not be displayed for all situa-
tions in which the windshield sensors are
blocked. The driver must therefore always keep
the windshield in front of the camera/radar sen-
sor clean.

CAUTION

Maintenance and replacement of City Safety
components may only be performed by a
workshop – an authorized Volvo workshop is
recommended.

Driver intervention

Backing up

City Safety is temporarily deactivated when the
vehicle is backing up.

Low speed

City Safety is not activated at very low speeds
under 4 km/h (3 mph). The system will therefore
not intervene in situations in which your vehicle is
approaching another vehicle very slowly, such as
when parking.

Active driver

Action by the driver always has priority. City
Safety will therefore not react or will react at a
later stage with a warning or intervention in situa-
tions in which the driver is clearly steering and
operating the accelerator pedal, even if a collision
is unavoidable.

An active and aware driving style may therefore
delay collision warnings and intervention in order
to minimize unnecessary warnings.

Electronic Stability Control

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Other limitations

WARNING

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Warnings and brake interventions can be
triggered late or not at all if the traffic sit-
uation or external influences prevent the
camera and radar unit from properly
detecting pedestrians, cyclists, large ani-
mals or vehicles ahead of the vehicle.

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To be able to detect vehicles at night, its
front and rear lights must work and illumi-
nate clearly.

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The camera and radar unit have a limited
range for pedestrians and cyclists – the
system can provide effective warnings
and brake interventions if the relative
speed is lower than 50 km/h (30 mph).
For stationary or slow-moving vehicles,
warnings and brake interventions are
effective at vehicle speeds of up to
70 km/h (43 mph). Speed reduction for
large animals is less than 15 km/h
(9 mph) and can be achieved at vehicle
speeds over 70 km/h (43 mph). At lower
speeds, the warning and brake interven-
tion for large animals is less effective.

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Warnings for stationary or slow-moving
vehicles and large animals can be disen-
gaged due to darkness or poor visibility.

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Warnings and brake interventions for
pedestrians and cyclists are disengaged
at vehicle speeds over 80 km/h
(50 mph).

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Do not place, affix or mount anything on
the inside or outside of the windshield, or
in front of or around the camera and
radar unit – this could disrupt camera-
based functions.

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Objects, snow, ice or dirt in the area of
the camera sensor can reduce the func-
tion, disengage it completely or give an
improper function response.

The function uses the vehicle's combined
camera and radar unit, which has certain gen-
eral limitations; see sections "Camera limita-
tions" and "Radar sensor limitations".

Market limitations

City Safety is not available in all countries. If City
Safety is not shown in the center display's

Settings

menu, your vehicle is not equipped with

this function.

In the center display's Top view, tap:

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Settings

My Car

IntelliSafe

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City Safety messages

A number of messages related to City Safety
may be displayed in the instrument panel.

Some examples of symbols and messages are shown in the table below.

Message

Meaning

City Safety

Automatic intervention

When City Safety is braking or has activated the automatic braking function, one or more symbols may illuminate in
the instrument panel and a text message may be displayed.

City Safety

Reduced functionality Service
required

The system is not functioning as intended. Contact a workshop

‒ an authorized Volvo workshop is recommended.

A text message can be erased by briefly pressing
the

button in the center of the right-side

steering wheel keypad.

If the message persists: Contact a workshop

‒ an

authorized Volvo workshop is recommended.

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Rear Collision Warning limitations (p. 349)

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Rear Collision Warning

The Rear Collision Warning (RCW) function can
help the driver avoid rear-end collisions from
vehicles approaching from behind.

RCW is automatically activated each time the
engine is started.

RCW can warn the driver of a potential collision
with vehicles approaching from behind by rapidly
flashing the turn signals.

If, at a speed below 30 km/h (20 mph), the RCW
function detects that the car is in danger of being
hit from behind, the seatbelt tensioners may ten-
sion the front seatbelts and activate the Whiplash
Protection System safety system.

Immediately before a collision from behind, RCW
may also activate the foot brake in order to
reduce the forward acceleration of the car during
the collision. However, the brakes will only be
applied if your vehicle is stationary. The brakes
will be immediately released if the accelerator
pedal is depressed.

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Whiplash Protection System (p. 46)

Rear Collision Warning limitations

In some situations, it may be difficult for RCW to
warn the driver of a collision risk.

This may be the case if:

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the vehicle approaching from the rear is
detected at a late stage

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the vehicle approaching from the rear
changes lanes at a late stage

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the vehicle approaching from the rear is mov-
ing at a speed above 80 km/h (50 mph)

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a trailer, bicycle holder or similar is con-
nected to the vehicle's electrical system - the
RCW function will then be automatically
deactivated.

In certain markets RCW does not warn with
the direction indicators due to local traffic
regulations – in such cases, that part of the
function is deactivated.

Rear Collision Warning (p. 349)

The warning with direction indicators for Rear
Collision Warning is deactivated if the colli-
sion warning distance in the City Safety func-
tion is set to the lowest level "

Late

The seat belt tensioning and braking func-
tions remain active.

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BLIS*

The BLIS

function is designed to help provide

assistance in heavy traffic with several lanes
moving in the same direction by helping the
driver to detect the presence of vehicles in the
"blind spot" area behind and to the side of the
vehicle.

BLIS is a driver support system designed to alert
the driver of:

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vehicles in your "blind spot"

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vehicles approaching rapidly in adjacent
lanes.

Location of BLIS indicator light.

Indicator light

The BLIS button in the center display's Func-
tion view is used to activate/deactivate the
function.

BLIS overview

Blind spot zone

Rapidly approaching vehicle zone.

The BLIS function is active at speeds
above 10 km/h (6 mph).

The system is designed to react to:

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vehicles passing your vehicle

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vehicles that are rapidly approaching your
vehicle from behind.

When BLIS detects a vehicle in zone 1 or a rap-
idly approaching vehicle in zone 2, an indicator
light will illuminate in the relevant rearview mirror
and glow steadily. If the driver then uses the turn
signal on the side in which the warning has been

Blind Spot Information Systems

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given, the indicator light will become brighter and
begin flashing.