Collision Warning With Auto Brake - Volvo V70 Owner's Manual

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Collision Warning with Auto Brake*

General
Collision Warning with Auto Brake (Collision
Warning with Auto Brake) is designed to assist
the driver when there is a risk of colliding with
a vehicle in front that is stationary or driving in
the same direction.
The collision warning system has the following
three functions.
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Collision Warning – Warns the driver of a
potentially imminent collision.
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Brake Support – Assists the driver to
brake effectively in a critical situation.
•
Auto Brake – Brakes the car automatically
when a collision is unavoidable. The Auto
Brake function cannot prevent a collision
but instead aims to reduce collision speed.
The collision warning system is activated in sit-
uations where the driver should have started
braking a lot earlier, which is why the function
cannot help the driver in every situation.
Collision Warning with Auto Brake is designed
to be activated as late as possible in order to
avoid unnecessary intervention.
The collision warning system must not be used
as an excuse for the driver to change his/her
driving style. If the driver solely relies on Colli-
sion Warning with Auto Brake to do the brak-
ing, there will be a collision sooner or later.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
IMPORTANT
Maintenance of collision warning system
components must only be performed at a
workshop - an authorised Volvo workshop
is recommended.
WARNING
The collision warning system does not work
in all driving situations and traffic, weather
and road conditions. The collision warning
system does not react to vehicles driving in
another direction to the car or to people and
animals.
Warning only activated in the event of a high
risk for collision. The Function section and
the section after advise about limitations of
which the driver should be aware before
using Collision Warning with Auto Brake.
The Auto Brake function can only reduce the
collision speed. The driver must depress the
brake pedal to achieve full brake function.
Never wait for a collision warning. When
driving you are responsible for maintaining
the correct distance and speed, even when
the collision warning system is used.
Function
Functions overview.
Visual warning signal in the event of a col-
lision risk
Radar sensor
Camera sensor
Collision warning
Together with a camera sensor, the radar sen-
sor detects stationary vehicles as well as vehi-
cles driving in the same direction in front of the
car.
In the event of there being a risk of collision with
such a vehicle your attention is drawn with a
red flashing warning lamp and a warning
sound.