City Safety In Cross Traffic - Volvo XC 90 Owner's Manual

WARNING
City Safety is an aid and cannot detect all
pedestrians in all situations and, for example,
cannot see:
•
partially obscured pedestrians, people in
clothing that hides their body contour or
pedestrians shorter than 80 cm.
•
pedestrians if the background contrast of
the pedestrians is poor - warning and
brake interventions may then be late or
not occur at all.
•
pedestrians who are carrying larger
objects.
The driver is always responsible that the vehi-
cle is driven properly and with a safety dis-
tance adapted to the speed.
Related information
•
City Safety (p. 302)

City Safety in cross traffic

City Safety can help the driver when crossing
the path of another oncoming vehicle at an inter-
section.
1. Sector in which City Safety can detect oncoming
crossing vehicles.
For City Safety to detect an oncoming vehicle on
a collision course, the oncoming vehicle must first
enter the sector in which City Safety can analyse
the situation (see illustration above).
The following further criteria must also be fulfil-
led:
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the driver's vehicle must be travelling at no
less than 4 km/h
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the oncoming vehicle must have its head-
lamps switched on.
DRIVER SUPPORT
WARNING
City Safety is an aid and does not work in all
driving situations, traffic, weather and road
conditions.
Warnings and brake interventions due to a
collision risk with an oncoming vehicle often
come very late.
The driver is always responsible for maintain-
ing the correct distance and speed - never
wait for a collision warning or for City Safety
to intervene.
Limitations
In some cases City Safety may have difficulty
helping the driver deal with collision risks due to
oncoming cross traffic. Examples are:
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in slippery conditions where the Electronic
stability control intervenes
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if the oncoming vehicle is detected too late
•
if the oncoming vehicle is hidden by another
vehicle
•
if the oncoming vehicle drives in an unpre-
dictable manner, for example, abruptly
changes lanes at a late stage.
Related information
•
City Safety (p. 302)
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