Adaptive Cruise Control - Volvo V70 Owner's Manual

04 Comfort and driving pleasure

Adaptive cruise control*

General
Adaptive Cruise Control – (ACC) is designed to
assist the driver with support on long straight
roads in steady traffic, for example on motor-
ways and main roads.
WARNING
You must always pay attention to the traffic
conditions and intervene when adaptive
cruise control is not maintaining a suitable
speed or suitable distance.
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Adaptive cruise control cannot cover all
driving situations and traffic, weather and
road conditions.
The Function section and after informs
about limitations that the driver must be
aware of before using the adaptive cruise
control.
When driving you are responsible for main-
taining the correct distance and speed,
even when adaptive cruise control is used.
IMPORTANT
Maintenance of adaptive cruise control
components must only be performed by an
authorised Volvo workshop.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Function
Functions overview.
Warning lamp, braking by driver required
Controls
Radar sensor
Adaptive cruise control consists of a cruise
control system and a coordinated spacing sys-
tem.
WARNING
Adaptive cruise control is not a collision
avoidance system. The driver must inter-
vene if the system does not detect a vehicle
in front.
Adaptive cruise control does not brake for
people or animals. Nor for oncoming, slow
or stationary vehicles and objects.
Do not use the adaptive cruise control, for
example, in city traffic, in dense traffic, at
junctions, 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 slip roads.
The distance to the vehicle ahead is measured
by a radar sensor. The speed is regulated by
acceleration and braking. It is normal for the
brakes to emit a low sound when they are being
used by cruise control.
WARNING
The brake pedal moves when the cruise
control brakes. Do not rest your foot under
the brake pedal as it could become trapped.
The cruise control objective is to follow the
vehicle ahead but in the same lane and at a set
time interval. If the radar sensor has not
detected a vehicle ahead then the only objec-