Adaptive Cruise Control* - Set Time Interval; Adaptive Cruise Control* - Temporary Deactivation, And Standby Mode - Volvo V70 Owner's Manual

07 Driver support
Adaptive cruise control* - set time
interval
The adaptive cruise control (ACC – Adaptive
Cruise Control) helps the driver to maintain an
even speed and a safe distance from the vehi-
cle ahead.
Different time intervals to the
vehicle in front can be
selected and shown in the
combined instrument panel
as 1-5 horizontal lines - the
more lines the longer the
time interval. One line corre-
sponds to approximately 1 second to the
vehicle in front, 5 lines
approximately 3 seconds.
To set/change the time distance:
•
Increase or decrease with the steering
wheel buttons /
At low speed, when the distances are short,
the adaptive cruise control increases the time
interval slightly.
The adaptive cruise control allows the time
interval to vary noticeably in certain situations
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in order to allow the car to follow the vehicle
in front smoothly and comfortably.
Note that a short time interval only allows the
driver a short time to react and take action if
any unforeseen traffic problem should arise.
Disengaging and selecting a higher or lower gear does not involve standby mode.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
The same symbol is also shown when Dis-
tance Warning (p. 202) function is activated.
Only use the time intervals permitted by
local traffic regulations.
If Cruise Control does not appear to react
when activated, this may be because the
time distance to the car in front is prevent-
ing an increase in speed.
The higher the speed the longer the calcu-
lated distance in metres for a given time
interval.
Related information
•
Adaptive cruise control - ACC* (p. 187)
•
Adaptive cruise control* - overview (p.
190)
•
Adaptive cruise control* - function (p.
.
188)
•
Adaptive cruise control* - deactivate (p.
194)
NOTE
Adaptive cruise control* - temporary
deactivation, and standby mode
The adaptive cruise control (ACC – Adaptive
Cruise Control) helps the driver to maintain an
even speed and a safe distance from the vehi-
cle ahead. The cruise control can be tempo-
rarily deactivated and set in standby mode.
Temporary deactivation - standby mode
To temporarily disengage the adaptive cruise
control and set it in standby mode:
•
Press the steering wheel button
This symbol and the stored speed's
marking then change colour from
GREEN to WHITE.
Standby mode due to driver intervention
Cruise control is temporarily disengaged and
set in standby mode if:
•
the foot brake is used
•
the clutch pedal is depressed for longer
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than 1 minute
•
the gear selector is moved to N position
(automatic gearbox)
•
the driver maintains a speed higher than
the set speed for longer than 1 minute.
The driver must then regulate the speed.
A temporary increase in speed with the accel-
erator pedal, e.g. during overtaking, does not
affect the cruise control setting - the car