Volvo S 60, Owner'S Manual

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DRIVER SUPPORT
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City Safety
™
- function
City Safety detects the traffic in front of the car
with a laser sensor fitted in the top edge of the
windscreen. If there is an imminent risk of colli-
sion, City Safety will automatically brake the car,
which may be experienced as heavy braking.
Laser sensor transmitter and receiver window
12
.
If the speed difference is 4-15 km/h (3-9 mph)
in relation to the vehicle in front then City Safety
can completely avoid a collision.
City Safety activates a short, sharp braking proce-
dure and stops the car in normal circumstances,
just behind the vehicle in front. For most drivers
this is well outside normal driving style and may
be experienced as being uncomfortable.
If the difference in speed between the vehicles is
greater than 15 km/h (9 mph) then City Safety
may not avoid the collision on its own - to obtain
full brake force, the driver must depress the
brake pedal and this could then make it possible
to avoid a collision, even at speed differences
above 15 km/h (9 mph).
When the function is activated and brakes, the
combined instrument panel shows a text mes-
sage to the effect that the function is/has been
active.
NOTE
When City Safety ™ brakes, the brake lights
come on.
Related information
•
City Safety
™
- limitations (p. 218)
•
City Safety ™ (p. 216)
•
City Safety
™
- operation (p. 217)
•
City Safety
™
- laser sensor (p. 220)
•
City Safety ™ - symbols and messages
(p. 222)
City Safety
™
- operation
City Safety
™
is a function for helping the driver
to avoid a collision when driving in queues,
amongst other things, when changes in the traf-
fic ahead, combined with a lapse in attention,
could lead to an incident.
On and Off
NOTE
The City Safety
™
function is activated auto-
matically when the engine is started.
In certain situations, it may advisable to disable
City Safety
™
, e.g. where leafy branches could
sweep over the bonnet and/or windscreen.
City Safety
™
handled in the menu system MY
CAR (p. 111) and after starting the engine the
function can be deactivated as follows:
•
Search in MY CAR for
Driver support
system and select the Off option at City
Safety .
However, the function will be enabled the
next time the engine is started, regardless of
whether the system was enabled or disabled
when the engine was switched off.
12 NOTE: The illustration is schematic - details may vary depending on car model.