Steering Assistance At Risk Of Collision; Activating/Deactivating Steering Assistance In The Event Of A Collision Risk - Volvo XC90 TWIN ENGINE Owner's Manual

Steering assistance at risk of
collision
Collision avoidance assistance
The
is designed to help the driver reduce the risk of
the car leaving its lane unintentionally and/or col-
liding with another vehicle or obstacle by actively
steering the car back into its lane and/or swerv-
ing.
Collision avoidance assistance
The
consists of three subfunctions:
•
Steering assistance upon risk of run-off
•
Steering assistance upon risk of head-on
collision
•
Steering assistance upon risk of rear-end
collision*
After automatic engagement, the driver display
indicates that this has occurred via a text mes-
sage:
•
Collision avoidance assistance
Automatic intervention
NOTE
It is always the driver who decides how much
the car should steer – the car can never take
command.
Related information
•
Activating/deactivating Steering assistance
in the event of a collision risk (p. 381)
function
•
Symbols and messages for steering assis-
tance upon risk of collision (p. 389)
•
Steering assistance upon risk of run-off
(p. 382)
•
Steering assistance level in the event of a
function run-off risk (p. 382)
•
Activating/deactivating Steering assistance
in the event of run-off risk (p. 383)
•
Limitations for steering assistance upon risk
of running off the road (p. 383)
•
Steering assistance upon risk of head-on
collision (p. 384)
•
Activating/deactivating Steering assistance
in the event of a risk of a head-on collision
(p. 385)
•
Limitations for steering assistance upon risk
of head-on collision (p. 385)
•
Steering assistance upon risk of rear-end
collision* (p. 386)
•
Activating/deactivating Steering assistance
on risk of rear-end collision* (p. 387)
•
Limitations for steering assistance upon risk
of rear-end collision (p. 387)
DRIVER SUPPORT
Activating/deactivating Steering
assistance in the event of a collision
risk
The function can be selected - the driver can
choose to have it On or Off.
Proceed as follows to deactivate the function:
1. Select Settings My Car
the centre display's top view.
2. Deselect Collision avoidance assistance
> The function is then disengaged.
NOTE
When the Collision avoidance assistance
function is deactivated, all subfunctions are
switched off:
•
Steering assistance at risk of road depar-
ture
•
Steering assistance at risk of oncoming
collision
•
Steering assistance at risk of rear-end
collision*
Even though it is possible to deactivate the
function, it is advisable for the driver to always
have it activated since it improves driving
safety in most cases.
Related information
•

Steering assistance at risk of collision

(p. 381)
IntelliSafe in
.
381
* Option/accessory.