Volvo V70 Owner's Manual page 178

04 Driver support
Collision Warning with Auto Brake & Pedestrian Protection*
Detection of pedestrians
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Optimal examples of what the system regards as
pedestrians with clear body contours.
Optimal performance of the system requires
that the system function that detects pedes-
trians receives as unambiguous information as
possible about the contours of the body - this
implies the opportunity to identify the head,
arms, shoulders, legs, upper and lower body
combined with a normal human pattern of
movement.
If large parts of the body are not visible to the
camera then the system cannot detect a
pedestrian.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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In order for a pedestrian to be detected he/
she must appear full-length and have a
height of at least 80 cm.
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The system cannot detect a pedestrian
carrying larger items.
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The camera sensor's ability to see pedes-
trians at dusk and dawn is limited - just like
the human eye.
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The camera sensor's capacity to detect
pedestrians is deactivated when driving in
darkness and tunnels - even when street-
lights are lit.
WARNING
Collision Warning with Auto Brake & Pedes-
trian Detection is an assistance tool.
This function cannot detect all pedestrians
in all situations and it cannot see e.g. parti-
ally obscured pedestrians, people in cloth-
ing that hides the contours of the body or
pedestrians shorter than 80 cm.
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The driver is always responsible that the
vehicle is driven properly and with a
safety distance adapted to the speed.
Operation
Settings are made from MY CAR via the centre
console display screen and menu system. For
information on how the menu system is used,
see page 204.
NOTE
The Brake Support and Auto Brake func-
tions are always enabled - they cannot be
deactivated.
On and Off
To select whether the collision warning system
should be switched on or off:
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Use the menu system MY CAR via the
centre console display to search for
Settings Car settings
support systems Collision Warning
there, select On or Off .
An activated function is tested every time the
engine is started by briefly illuminating the sep-
arate lights for the warning lamp (no. [1] in the
illustration on page 174).
When starting the engine, the setting that was
selected when the engine was switched off is
obtained automatically.
Driver
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