Volvo S60 Owner's Manual page 168

04 Driver support
Collision warning with Full Auto-brake and Pedestrian Detection*
Operation
Settings are made by pressing MY CAR on
the center console control panel and using
the menus displayed.
Activating/deactivating both warning
signals
To switch Collision Warning's audible and
visual signals on or off at the same time,
press MY CAR on the center console control
panel and go to Settings
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Driver support systems
Warning. If Collision Warning is on, the sys-
tem will perform a self-test each time the
engine is started by briefly illuminating the
warning light. See page 197 for a description
of the menu system.
When the engine is switched on, the Collision
Warning setting that was being used when it
was switched off will be the default setting.
NOTE
The auto-brake and pedestrian detection
features are always on, even if the audible
and visual warning signals have been
deactivated.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Activating/deactivating the audible
warning signal only
The audible warning signal can be activated/
deactivated by pressing MY CAR on the cen-
ter console control panel and going to
Settings
systems
collision.
Setting a warning distance
Car settings
This setting determines the distance at which
the visual and audible warnings are triggered.
Collision
Select Long
MY CAR on the center console control panel
and going to
Driver support systems
Warning
The warning distance determines the level of
sensitivity used by the system. The warning
distance
Begin by using
too many warnings, try changing to
Car settings Driver support
Warning sound if risk of
, Normal or Short by pressing
Settings Car settings
Collision
Warning distance.
Long
provides an earlier warning.
Long
and if the system gives
Normal
WARNING
•
Short
The setting should only be used
in situations where traffic is light and
moving at low speeds.
•
Collision Warning alerts the driver to
the risk of a collision but this function
cannot reduce the driver's reaction
time.
•
For Collision Warning to be as effec-
tive as possible, it is recommended
that Distance Alert be set to 4 or 5, see
page 155.
NOTE
•
When Adaptive Cruise Control is used,
the warning light and signal will be
used by that function, even if the
warnings provided by Collision Warn-
ing have been deactivated by the
driver.
•
In situations where traffic is moving at
.
considerably different speeds, or if the
vehicle ahead brakes suddenly, warn-
ings may be considered to be late,
Long
even if the setting
selected.
Checking settings
The current Collision Warning settings can be
checked by pressing MY CAR on the center
has been