Volvo XC60 Owner's Manual page 173

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 Car settings
Driver support systems Collision
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 201 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.
Collision warning with Full Auto-brake and Pedestrian Detection*
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 Car settings Driver support
systems Warning sound if risk of
collision.
Setting a warning distance
This setting determines the distance at which
the visual and audible warnings are triggered.
Select Long , Normal or Short
MY CAR on the center console control panel
Settings Car settings
and going to
Driver support systems Collision
Warning Warning distance.
The warning distance determines the level of
sensitivity used by the system. The warning
Long
distance provides an earlier warning.
Long
Begin by using and if the system gives
too many warnings, try changing to
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WARNING
•
The setting
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 160.
by pressing
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
Normal .
considerably different speeds, or if the
vehicle ahead brakes suddenly, warn-
ings may be considered to be late,
even if the setting
selected.
Checking settings
The current Collision Warning settings can be
checked by pressing MY CAR on the center
*
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Short
should only be used
Long
has been
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