Collision Warning – Introduction - Volvo S60 Owner's Manual

DRIVER SUPPORT
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City Safety – troubleshooting (p. 198)
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City Safety – symbols and messages (p. 200)
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Collision warning – introduction
Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection with Full Auto
Brake is designed to assist the driver if there is a
risk of a collision with a pedestrian, a cyclist, a
vehicle ahead that is at a standstill or one that is
moving in the same direction as your vehicle.
This system consists of the following three func-
tions:
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Collision Warning warns the driver of a
potential collision situation.
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Brake Support helps the driver brake effi-
ciently in a critical situation.
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Auto-brake brakes the vehicle automatically
if a collision with a pedestrian, a cyclist or
another vehicle cannot be avoided and the
driver does not apply the brakes in time or
steer around the person/vehicle. Auto-brake
can help prevent a collision or reduce the
speed at which a collision occurs.
Since Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection with Full
Auto Brake is activated in circumstances where
the driver should have begun braking much
sooner, the system will not be able to assist the
driver in all situations.
This system is designed to activate as late as
possible to help avoid unnecessary intervention.
The system should not be used in such a way
that the driver changes his/her way of operating
the vehicle. If the driver relies entirely on the sys-
tem, the chances of an accident eventually occur-
ring increase considerably.
The Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection with Full
Auto Brake and City Safety™ systems supple-
ment each other. See City Safety – introduction
(p. 195) for detailed information about City
Safety™.
WARNING
No automatic system can be guaranteed to
function 100% correctly in all situations. For
that reason, never test the Auto-brake system
by driving toward a person or object. This
could result in serious injury or death.