Activating/Deactivating Steering; Assistance In The Event Of Run-Off Risk; Limitations For Steering Assistance; Upon Risk Of Running Off The Road - Volvo XC90 TWIN ENGINE Owner's Manual

Steering assistance with brake intervention
Intervention with steering assistance and braking.
Brake intervention helps in situations where
steering assistance alone is not sufficient. The
brake force is adapted automatically depending
on the situation at the time of road run-off.
Related information
•
Steering assistance at risk of collision
(p. 381)

Activating/deactivating Steering

assistance in the event of run-off
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)

Limitations for steering assistance

upon risk of running off the road

In certain demanding conditions the function
may have difficulty helping the driver correctly. In
such cases it is recommended to switch off this
function.
Examples of such conditions are:
IntelliSafe in
•
road works
•
winter road conditions
.
•
narrow roads
•
poor road surface
•
a very "sporty" driving style
•
poor weather with reduced visibility
•
roads with unclear or non-existent side mark-
ings
•
sharp edges or lines other than the lane's
side markings
•
when the power steering works at reduced
power - e.g. during cooling due to overheat-
ing (see section "Speed-dependent steering
force").
NOTE
The function uses the car's camera unit,
which has some general limitations, see the
"Limitations for camera unit" section.
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* Option/accessory.