Volvo S60 Owner's Manual page 161

Operation
Settings are made by pressing MY CAR on the
center console control panel and using the
menus displayed.
Activating/deactivating both warning
signals
To switch Collision Warning's audible and vis-
ual signals on or off at the same time, press
MY CAR on the center console control panel
and go to Settings Car settings
support systems Collision Warning. If
Collision Warning is on, the system will perform
a self-test each time the engine is started by
briefly illuminating the warning light. See page
189 for a description of the menu system.
When the engine is switched on, the Collision
Warning setting that was being used when it
was switched off will be the default setting.
NOTE
The auto-brake and pedestrian detection
features are always on, even if the audible
and visual warning signals have been deac-
tivated.
Activating/deactivating the audible
warning signal only
The audible warning signal can be activated/
deactivated by pressing MY CAR on the center
Collision warning with Full Auto-brake and Pedestrian Detection*
console control panel and going to
Car settings
Warning sound if risk of
Setting a warning distance
This setting determines the distance at which
the visual and audible warnings are triggered.
Select Long , Normal
CAR on the center console control panel and
going to Settings
Driver
support systems
Warning distance.
The warning distance determines the level of
sensitivity used by the system. The warning
distance Long provides an earlier warning.
Long
Begin by using
too many warnings, try changing to
WARNING
•
Short
The setting
in situations where traffic is light and
moving at low speeds.
•
Collision Warning alerts the driver to the
risk of a collision but this function can-
not reduce the driver's reaction time.
•
For Collision Warning to be as effective
as possible, it is recommended that Dis-
tance Alert be set to 4 or 5, see
page 148.
I n f o r m a t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Settings
Driver support systems
collision.
or Short by pressing MY
Car settings Driver
Collision Warning
Checking settings
The current Collision Warning settings can be
checked by pressing MY CAR on the center
and if the system gives
console control panel and going to
Normal .
should only be used
Limitations
Strong sunlight, reflections, extreme light con-
trasts, the use of sunglasses, or if the driver is
not looking straight ahead may make the visual
warning signal in the windshield difficult to see.
For this reason, always activate the audible
warning signal.
Slippery driving conditions increase braking
distance, which can reduce the system's
*
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
04 Driver support
NOTE
•
When Adaptive Cruise Control is used,
the warning light and signal will be used
by that function, even if the warnings
provided by Collision Warning have
been deactivated by the driver.
•
In situations where traffic is moving at
considerably different speeds, or if the
vehicle ahead brakes suddenly, warn-
ings may be considered to be late, even
if the setting Long has been selected.
Car settings Driver support systems
Collision Warning.
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Settings
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