Adaptive Cruise Control* - Managing Speed - Volvo V40 Owner's Manual

07 Driver support
Adaptive cruise control* - managing
speed
To switch on ACC:
•
Press the steering wheel button
similar WHITE symbol illuminates in the
combined instrument panel (8) which
shows that the adaptive cruise control is
in standby mode (p. 203).
To activate ACC:
•
At the required speed - press the steering
wheel button or
> The current speed is stored in the mem-
ory, the combined instrument panel
shows a "magnifying glass" (6) around
the stored speed for a second or so and
its marking changes from WHITE to
GREEN.
When this symbol changes colour
from WHITE to GREEN, ACC is
active and the car maintains the
stored speed.
Only when the symbol shows
an image of another vehicle
07 is the distance to the vehicle
in front controlled by ACC.
*
202
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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•
the higher speed with GREEN marking is
the pre-programmed speed
•
the lower speed is the speed of the vehi-
cle in front.
Changing the stored speed
.
Stored speed is changed with short or long
presses on the
To adjust +/- 5 km/h:
•
Use short presses - each press gives
+/- 5 km/h.
To adjust +/- 1 km/h:
•
Hold the button depressed and release
when the combined instrument panel's
mark is by the desired speed.
Last press made is stored in the memory.
If speed is increased using the accelerator
pedal prior to pressing the
then it is the car's current speed when the
button is pressed that is stored.
A temporary increase in speed with the accel-
erator pedal, e.g. during overtaking, does not
affect the setting - the car returns to the last
At the same time a speed
range is marked:
or button.
/ button,
stored speed when the accelerator pedal is
released.
NOTE
If any of the adaptive cruise control but-
tons are held depressed for several
minutes then the function is blocked and
deactivated. To be able to reactivate it, the
car must be stopped and the engine
restarted.
In certain situations it cannot be reactiva-
ted - in which case, the combined instru-
Adaptive
ment panel (p. 211) shows
cruise control unavailable
.
Related information
•
Adaptive cruise control (ACC)* (p. 198)
•
Adaptive cruise control* - overview
(p. 201)
•
Cruise control* (p. 193)