Volvo XC40 2019 Owner's Manual page 282

DRIVER SUPPORT
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such as Electronic Stability Control
(ESC 50 ).
The driver opens the door.
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The driver unbuckles the seat belt.
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The engine speed (rpm) is too low/high.
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One or more of the wheels lose traction.
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The brake temperature is high.
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The parking brake is applied.
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The camera and radar unit is covered by
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snow or heavy rain (the camera lens/radar
waves are blocked).
Your vehicle's speed goes below 5 km/h
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(3 mph) and ACC cannot determine if the
vehicle ahead is stationary or if it is
another object, e.g. a speed bump.
Your vehicle's speed goes under 5 km/h
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(3 mph) and the vehicle ahead turns so
that ACC no longer has a vehicle to follow.
Related information
Adaptive Cruise Control* (p. 274)
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Selecting and activating Adaptive Cruise
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Control* (p. 277)
Deactivating Adaptive Cruise Control*
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(p. 278)
Adaptive Cruise Control* limitations
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(p. 280)
50 Electronic Stability Control
51 Depending on market, this function can be either standard or optional.
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Adaptive Cruise Control*
limitations
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Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC
limited functionality in certain situations.
Steep roads and/or heavy loads
Adaptive Cruise Control is primarily intended
to be driven on flat roads. The function may
not be able to maintain the correct time inter-
val to the vehicle ahead when driving down
steep hills. The driver should be extra attentive
and prepared to apply the brakes.
Do not use Adaptive Cruise Control if the vehi-
cle is carrying a heavy load or towing a trailer.
Drive mode unavailable
The Off Road drive mode cannot be selected
if Adaptive Cruise Control is activated.
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WARNING
This is not a collision avoidance sys-
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) may have
tem. The driver is always responsible
and must intervene if the system fails
to detect a vehicle ahead.
The function does not brake for people
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or animals and does not brake for small
vehicles, such as bikes and motorcy-
cles. Similarly, it does not brake for low
trailers, oncoming, slow-moving or sta-
tionary vehicles and objects.
Do not use the function in demanding
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situations, such as in city traffic, at
intersections, on slippery surfaces,
with a lot of water or slush on the road,
in heavy rain/snow, in poor visibility, on
winding roads, or on on/off ramps.
NOTE
The function uses the vehicle's camera and
radar sensor, which has certain general
limitations.
Related information
Adaptive Cruise Control* (p. 274)
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Camera/radar sensor limitations (p. 351)
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* Option/accessory.