Volvo S80 Owner's Manual page 202

04 Driver support
BLIS*
(For a description of the menu system - see
page 209).
When BLIS is deactivated, the lamp in the
button extinguishes and a message is shown
in the combined instrument panel.
When BLIS is activated the lamp in the button
illuminates, the combined instrument panel
shows a new text message and the indicator
lamps in the door panels flash 3 times. Press
the OK button to extinguish the text mes-
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sage. (For a description of messages - see
page 207).
When BLIS operates
A = approx. 9.5 m and B = approx. 3.0 m.
The system operates when the car is driven
at a speed above 10 km/h.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
When a camera (1) has detected a vehicle
inside the blind spot zone the indicator lamp
(2) illuminates with a constant glow, see figure
page 199.
BLIS advises the driver with a message if a
fault arises in the system. If, for example, the
system's cameras are obscured then the
BLIS indicator lamp flashes and a message is
shown in the combined instrument panel. In
such cases, check and clean the lenses.
If necessary, the system can be switched off
temporarily, see the section "Activate/deacti-
vate" page 199.
Overtaking
The system is designed to react if:
•
you overtake another vehicle at a speed
of up to 10 km/h faster than the other
vehicle
•
you are overtaken by a vehicle travelling
up to 70 km/h faster than you are travel-
ling.
WARNING
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
designed to detect motor vehicles such as
cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles.
In darkness the system reacts to the head-
lamps of surrounding vehicles. If the head-
lamps of surrounding vehicles are not
switched on then the system does not detect
the vehicles. This means for example that the
system does not react to a trailer without
headlamps which is towed behind a car or
truck.