Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual page 164

06 Starting and driving
Blind Spot Information System - BLIS*
IMPORTANT
The lenses are electrically heated to melt
ice or snow. If necessary, brush snow
away from the lenses.
When BLIS operates
The system operates when the car is driven
at a speed above 10 km/h.
Overtaking
The system is designed to react if you over-
take another vehicle at a speed of up to
10 km/h faster than the other vehicle.
The system is designed to react if you are
overtaken by a vehicle travelling up to
70 km/h faster than your vehicle.
WARNING
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BLIS does not work in sharp bends.
BLIS does not work when the car is
reversing.
A wide trailer coupled to the car can con-
ceal other vehicles in adjacent lanes. It can
prevent the vehicle in the screened area
from being detected by BLIS.
Daylight and darkness
In daylight the system reacts to the shape of
the surrounding vehicles. The system is
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designed to detect motor vehicles such as
cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles.
In darkness the system reacts to the head-
lamps of surrounding vehicles. Vehicles with
headlamps that are switched off are not
detected by the system. This means for
example that the system does not react to a
trailer without headlamps which is towed
behind a car or truck.
WARNING
The system does not react to cyclists or
moped riders.
The BLIS cameras have limitations similar
to those of the human eye, i.e. they do not
see as well in e.g. heavy snowfall, strong
oncoming light or thick fog.
Activate/deactivate
Button for activating/deactivating.
BLIS is activated when the engine is started.
The indicator lamps in the door panels flash
three times when BLIS is activated.
The system can be deactivated/activated by
pressing BLIS.
When BLIS is deactivated the light in the but-
ton goes out and a text message is shown on
the instrument panel display.
When BLIS is activated the light in the button
illuminates, a new text message is shown on
the display and the indicator lamps in the
door panels flash three times. Press the
READ button to clear the text message. For
more information on messages, see page 60.