The Radar Sensor And Its Limitations; Deactivating And Resuming Settings; Set Time Interval - Volvo XC70 Owner's Manual

04 Comfort and driving pleasure
Adaptive cruise control*
then re-engaged when the accelerator pedal
is released.
Activating and setting the speed
To enable cruise control activation it must
first be engaged in standby mode with
The set time interval is briefly shown in the
display. Cruise control is activated with
, after which the current speed is stored
and used as the set speed. The set speed is
shown in the display. In active mode the
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speed is adjusted with long or short presses
on , or . The button
function as +, but results in a lower increase
in speed.
NOTE
If cruise control does not seem to react to
activation the reason may be that the time
interval to the closest vehicle prevents an
increase in speed.
NOTE
In some situations cruise control cannot be
activated. In which case
ble is shown in the display, see page 139.

Set time interval

The set time interval to vehicles in front is in-
creased with and decreased with
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The current time interval is shown briefly in
the display following adjustment. Five differ-
ent time intervals can be chosen from. A
longer time interval means smoother speed
control. The recommended time interval is
. three to five. Time intervals one and two are
primarily intended for driving in queues in
heavy traffic, in which case you must inter-
or
vene more often.
NOTE
Only use the time interval that is allowed in
has the same
accordance with local traffic regulations.

Deactivating and resuming settings

Cruise control is deactivated, either with a
short press on
tervention, e.g. braking. The set speed is
then shown in brackets. Speed and time in-
terval are resumed with one press on
NOTE
A significant increase in speed may arise af-
ter the speed has been resumed with
Cruise Unavaila-
A short press on
long press in active mode deactivates cruise
control. The set speed is cleared and cannot
be resumed.
.

The radar sensor and its limitations

The radar sensor is used both by the adap-
tive cruise control and the collision warning
system. It is designed to detect cars or larger
vehicles driving in the same direction. The ra-
dar sensor does not detect pedestrians, or
oncoming, slow or stationary vehicles, ob-
jects and obstacles. Warnings are not given
and braking is not applied in such cases.
Modification of the radar sensor could result
in it being illegal to use.
, or by means of driver in-
The capacity of the radar sensor to detect
vehicles in front is reduced significantly:
• if the radar sensor becomes blocked and
.
.
in standby mode or a
• if the speed of vehicles in front is signifi-
WARNING
Accessories or other objects must not be
installed in front of the grille.
cannot detect other vehicles e.g. in heavy
rain or slush, or if other objects have
collected in front of the radar sensor.
NOTE
Keep the surface in front of the radar sensor
clean.
cantly different from your own speed.