Volvo V 90 Cross Country, Owner'S Manual

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DRIVER SUPPORT
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Cross Traffic Alert
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Limitations of Cross Traffic Alert (p. 345)
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Messages for Blind Spot Information
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Cross Traffic Alert
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Limitations of Cross Traffic Alert
The Cross Traffic Alert (CTA) function may have
limitations in certain situations.
CTA does not perform optimally in all situations
but has some limitations. For example, the CTA
sensors cannot "see" through other parked vehi-
cles or obstructing obstacles.
Here are some examples of situations where
CTA’s "field of vision" may be already limited and
approaching vehicles cannot therefore be
detected until they are very close:
The car is parked deep inside a parking slot.
In an angled parking slot CTA may be completely “blind”
on one side.
Blind CTA sector.
Sector in which CTA can detect/“see”.
However, as your car slowly reverses, the angle it
makes with the obstructing vehicle/object
changes and the blind sector rapidly decreases.
Examples of further limitations:
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Dirt, ice and snow covering the sensors may
reduce the functions and deactivate alerts.
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CTA is deactivated when a trailer is con-
nected to the car’s electrical system.
Sensors
The sensors for the CTA function are located
inside each corner of the rear wing/bumper. The
sensors are also used by the Blind Spot
Information (BLIS) function.