Volvo V 40, Owner'S Manual

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03 Instruments and controls
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Brake lights
The brake light automatically comes on during
braking.
The brake light is switched on when the brake
pedal is depressed. In addition, it is switched
on when one of driving support systems
Adaptive cruise control (p. 199), City Safety
(p. 217) or Collision warning system (p. 223)
brakes the car.
For information on emergency brake lights
and automatic hazard warning flashers, see
Foot brake - emergency brake lights and
automatic hazard warning flashers (p. 291).
Related information
•
Lamp replacement - location of rear
lamps (p. 346)
Hazard warning flashers
The hazard warning flashers warn other road
users by means of all of the car's direction
indicator lamps flashing simultaneously when
this function is activated.
When the hazard warning flashers are acti-
vated, both direction indicator symbols flash
in the combined instrument panel.
Button for hazard warning flashers.
Press the button to activate the hazard warn-
ing flashers. Both direction indicator symbols
in the combined instrument panel flash when
the hazard warning flashers are used.
The hazard warning flashers are activated
automatically when the car has been braked
so suddenly that the emergency brake lights
have been activated at a speed below
10 km/h. The hazard warning flashers remain
on when the car has stopped and are deacti-
vated automatically when the car is driven off
again or the button is depressed. For more
information on emergency brake lights and
automatic hazard warning flashers, see Foot
brake - emergency brake lights and auto-
matic hazard warning flashers (p. 291).
Related information
•
Direction indicators (p. 87)