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at a later stage, which reduces the total number
of warnings.
The Late warning distance should only be used
in exceptional cases, as in dynamic driving.
NOTE
City Safety warns the driver when there is a
risk of a collision, but it cannot shorten the
driver’s reaction time.
With the warning distance set at Early , the
warnings will come more in advance. This may
mean that the warnings come more often
than for warning distance
Normal
.
NOTE
Even if the warning distance has been set to
Early
warnings could be perceived as being
late in certain situations, e.g. when there are
large differences in speed or if vehicles in
front brake heavily.
NOTE
The warning with direction indicators for Rear
Collision Warning is deactivated if the warn-
ing distance for collision warning in the City
Safety function is set at the lowest level
"
Late ".
The seat belt pre-tensioning and braking
functions are, however, still active.
WARNING
No automatic system can guarantee 100 %
correct function in all situations. Therefore,
never test City Safety by driving at people,
animals or vehicles - this may cause severe
damage and injury and risk lives.
Related information
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City Safety (p. 330)
Detection of obstacles with City
Safety
™
The obstructions that City Safety can detect are
vehicles, cyclists, large animals and pedestrians.
Vehicles
City Safety detects most vehicles that are either
stationary or moving in the same direction as your
car, as well as vehicles described in the "City
Safety in cross traffic" section.
In order that City Safety shall be able to detect a
vehicle in the dark, the vehicle's front and rear
lights must be working and clearly illuminated.
Cyclists
Optimal examples of what City Safety interprets as a
cyclist — with clear body outline and bicycle outline.
Optimal performance requires that the system
function that detects a cyclist must receive the
clearest possible information about the body and