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10. Driver support and navigation

Driver support features are designed to improve safety, comfort and convenience when you are using your

car. They assist you with your driving, route-planning and decision-making on the road.

The collection of driver support features in this car can assist you in driving, navigating and parking. Some are exclusively de-

signed to improve safety, others convenience. Some features are designed with both purposes in mind.

When used correctly, driver support features can reduce the effort of driving, help reduce distractions and improve safety for

you and others. They often take advantage of the car's ability to monitor and keep track of its surroundings. Some features de-

liver that information to you for increased driver awareness, while other features provide fast reactions to hazards identified by

the car.

10.1. Navigation

Use the Google Maps navigation app to get directions and traffic information as well as find the nearest char-

ging station.

When the car is connected to the internet, it can continuously download map and traffic information to help you navigate to a

destination. Navigation guidance can appear in the car's display.

The car knows its location through GPS and shows it in the car's display.

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Navigation app

Google Maps symbol

Note

Latest app version

Be sure to update the app whenever there's a new version available. Functionality and support for old versions may vary.

Connected navigation features

Whenever your car is connected to the internet, it can get the latest navigation information.

You can get real-time traffic information if the car is connected to the internet. For example, you can see if traffic is moving slowly. Different coloured

lines that correspond to traffic situations will appear on your chosen map route. If the internet connection is lost, the lines disappear after a while. You

also get information about traffic conditions along the chosen route, such as roadworks or accidents.

Real-time traffic

information

When you set a destination in the navigation app, the fastest route is suggested while also taking your navigation settings into account. For example,

you can choose to avoid tolls or ferries. The chosen route can be redirected while you are driving, such as when there is an accident or a traffic

condition that affects your travelling time.

Alternative routes

and redirected traffic

Link your Google account to an active user profile to get the same Google Maps information in your car as on your other devices. Destinations saved

to your Google account using other devices, such as home, work, favourites and last searches, are then also available in your car.

Sharing information

with other devices

Offline maps

When you are connected to the internet, you can download map areas so that they are available in the car even if your car has

poor reception or no internet connection. This feature is available in Google Maps' settings.

Displayed information

When a route is added, the following travel information about the trip is shown in the display:

Travel time

Distance to the next destination on your route, such as an extra stop

Estimated time of arrival

The name of the next destination on your route

Navigation settings

You can change the navigation settings in the navigation app.

Warning

Avoid driver distraction

Avoid any interaction with the car's system or other devices that may distract you from driving safely. Any task that does

not allow you to keep your attention on the road and surrounding traffic should be performed when the car is parked.

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Note

Navigation limitations

The navigation feature is from a third-party supplier. Availability and functionality may vary over time and depend on

region.

Navigation instructions can sometimes be less reliable than usual due to factors such as weather or road conditions.

Poor or no internet connection

The navigation app can have trouble finding a route or signal when you are in a location which can interfere with your in-

ternet connection, such as a tunnel or multi-storey car park.

Tip

Range and charging

There are features in navigation that can help you plan your trip based on charging stations, estimated charging time, es-

timated battery level upon arrival and range.

10.1.1. Finding and selecting a navigation destination

Find your destination using the search field or a voice command. The car then suggests routes for you to

choose from.

Press the app library symbol

in the bottom bar and open Google Maps.

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Enter an address or destination in the search field.

A route is suggested along with alternative routes.

Select your preferred route.

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Select start.

Navigation instructions start.

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10.2. Detection of surroundings and traffic

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This section covers the essentials of how cameras, radars and other sensors work, including their limitations.

Understanding how your car perceives its surroundings can help you use features that rely on this capability.

Your car's ability to understand its surroundings is achieved through many systems and types of sensors. The car's interpreta-

tion of the data it collects helps inform its behaviour, especially for driver support features.

Cameras work similarly to the human eye. What they capture is used for different purposes, which depends on the camera. For example, the upper

front-facing camera helps the car identify things such as traffic signs and road markings, whereas what the rear parking camera captures appears in

the display.

Cameras

Radars

Radars use radio waves to collect information about the car's surroundings. They can identify the distance to objects and certain aspects of their

movement. This information is essential for many features in the car.

These sensors use sound waves to detect relatively close objects. They work by sending out ultrasound pulses that can bounce back to the sensors

when they encounter an object.

Ultrasonic

parking sensors

How systems work together

The different detection types complement each other. They are sometimes used on their own and sometimes together.

Important

Even when used together, these detection systems cannot handle all conditions and traffic situations. This is why it's

important for the driver to never rely fully on driver support features. Always be attentive to conditions and situations

where driver support feature performance is affected by the features' limitations.

General detection and identification limitations

Each type of detection has its own set of limitations, but there are a few general things to consider as well.

The car can't always handle unpredictable or strange situations. When the car finds it difficult to correctly identify the

environment or traffic situation, the accuracy of its response is affected.

Damage to the car can affect detection and reliant features. Many faults can be identified by the car, but some may not be

possible to self-identify. This is why it's important to make sure that the car is in good condition and working order. Contact

an authorised Volvo workshop if you suspect there are any faults or if you notice damage to the car.

Limiting factors and conditions can, and frequently do, coincide. They can compound and interact in ways that amount to

an incorrect response from the car.

Obstacle detection limitations

Obstacle detection helps the car identify certain stationary and moving objects. These objects can be other road users, such as

pedestrians or other vehicles, animals, barriers or other objects. If they are in or close to the car's driving path, they could pose a

collision risk. Depending on the circumstances, the car might be able to warn or intervene if the object is accurately identified.

For all types of objects the car can identify, there are many factors that can prevent accurate identification. Examples of limiting

factors, situations and events include:

Closely spaced, overlapping or partially blocked objects and road users.

Objects and road users that blend in with the background.

Objects and road users that move or accelerate particularly fast.

Uncommon vehicles, such as recumbent bicycles, combine harvesters or trailers with oddly-shaped loads.

Bicycles of a different type or size compared to a regular adult bicycle.

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New modes of transportation.

Clothing or carried objects that alter the silhouette of a pedestrian.

Pedestrians shorter than 80 cm (32 inches).

Obstacles angled in ways that create an unknown silhouette.

Size and speed of animals. Cats and dogs are often too small to be reliably identified.

Note

Traffic detection examples

The following examples of different traffic scenarios can help you understand some of the limitations of your car's detec-

tion systems. Real-world scenarios are often more complex than the following illustrative^[1]examples in this manual.

Out of view and late detection

The various detection zones around your car are static, each with a limited range and field of view. If something enters a detec-

tion zone at an unusual angle, at high speed or very close to your car, it can cause a rapid response. This reduces safety margins

compared to a situation in which earlier detection was possible.

The front radar's detection zone has a limited width. If you get cut off by another vehicle, detection can occur relatively late causing a sudden

response by your car.

Important

Lane placement and small vehicles

For forward detection, the middle of the lane is more favourable compared to its outer parts. Vehicles can go undetected

if they don't occupy the middle of the lane. While this can happen for any vehicle, the risk is higher for small ones, such

as motorcycles. They take up less of the lane's width and can move about more within the lane. Always pay extra atten-

tion to any vehicle not driving in the middle of the lane.

Shape, size and number of objects

Detection can be less reliable depending on the shape, size and number of objects in a detection zone. Identifying the distance

to the closest vehicle ahead can become less accurate depending on these factors, especially if they are compounded.

Small objects are harder to identify.

The more objects, the harder it is to identify individual ones.

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Objects close together that overlap are harder to identify.

Objects with non-uniform shapes, such as having overhangs or parts that stick out, are harder to identify.

The presence of a large vehicle in front can make it difficult to identify a smaller one, such as a motorcycle.

The smaller motorcycle and the car are close to each other and overlap, making detection of the motorcycle less accurate.

Important

Trailer in front

Compared to many other vehicles on the road, the detection of trailers is often less reliable due to their shape and height.

This applies, in particular, to slim trailers, low trailers and trailers with very high loading beds. These types of trailers often

don't have enough surface area at the height where forward detection systems focus.

Road and infrastructure

Bends in the road can cause the car to misinterpret the traffic situation. For example, it can lose track of a vehicle or misidentify

which lane a vehicle ahead is in.

In a bend, the car ahead may slip out of the detection zone. Cars in the adjacent lane may also enter the zone, affecting your car's perception of

the distance to traffic ahead.

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Important

Road condition and irregularities

Both common and uncommon road features can impact the effectiveness of the car's detection systems.

Sharp bends and bumps in the road can temporarily obscure important parts of the car's surroundings, such as other

vehicles or road markings.

Non-standard or unusual road infrastructure might not be correctly identified by the car. For example, road work or

traffic diversions can result in conflicting or multiple sets of road markings.

Worn road markings or signs might not be correctly identified.

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The representations of detection systems and the car's surroundings are not to scale.

10.2.1. Locations of cameras, sensors and radars

Knowing the placement of different components the car uses to map its surroundings helps you keep them

free of dirt, obstructions and accidental damage.

Many of your car's driver support features rely on data from components that scan and map your car's surroundings, such as

cameras, sensors and radars. This section doesn't show all components and their precise locations, but it gives you a general

idea of where they are. Areas pointed out in this section are particularly important to keep clean. Damage to these areas can also

affect functions that rely on components located there.

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Warning

Clean regularly

Camera, sensor and radar locations on the car must be cleaned on a regular basis and kept free from labels, objects, dirt

and other potential obstructions. Otherwise, car functions may respond incorrectly or become less responsive or

deactivated.

Mounted accessories

Be mindful of the effects of mounted car accessories, such as load carriers or exterior light accessories. The items them-

selves or the load you add may obstruct cameras, sensors or radars.

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The front of the car houses several detection components. There is a radar in centre, just below the number plate, as well

as additional radars in each corner. There is also a camera in the centre and several parking sensors along the lower edge.

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The top-centre of the windscreen houses a front-facing camera.

The car's side-view cameras are located on the wing mirrors. The right-side wing mirror also houses the ambient climate

temperature sensor.

The rear of the car houses a rear-view camera in the centre and radars in each corner. There are also several parking

sensors along the lower edge.

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Tip

Finding the parking sensors

You can see the exact location of your car's ultrasonic parking sensors by looking for their button-like cover plates along

the bumper panel.

Important

Cleaning in front of radars

If you find dirt, snow or ice, or if the car indicates that a radar is blocked, you should address it as soon as possible.

Always clean and clear a large area around the radars to make their full field of view available.

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10.2.2. Camera detection and limitations

The car's cameras capture the surroundings in a similar way to the human eye. This comparison is useful for

understanding their capabilities and limitations.

Cameras help the car identify certain objects and surfaces that visually stand out against their backgrounds. This includes

things such as road markings, traffic signs, pedestrians and other vehicles.

Camera information in the parking view can provide you with an additional way to monitor the car's surroundings.

Light conditions

Cameras need light to work and are affected by light conditions.

Strong light sources, such as the sun, can cause glare and reflections that negatively affect camera detection.

Low light can negatively affect certain types of camera detection.

Some detection types require low-light conditions. When it's dark, the lights from other vehicles can be identified as they

stand out against the background.

Important

Camera detection in darkness

For the car to be able to identify other vehicles when it is dark, the other vehicles must have their headlights and rear

lights turned on and be clearly visible. While the car uses other types of detection as well, such as radar, it may not have

enough information to reliably identify vehicles that are not seen by the cameras. Several driver support features can be

affected by this, such as safety interventions, collision warnings and features that provide distance-keeping.

Visibility

Poor visibility for the driver typically means poor visibility for the cameras. Objects that are hard to detect for the human eye can

sometimes be hard to detect for the cameras as well. This can include well-camouflaged objects or objects where the outlines

don’t stand out against the background.

Fog, heavy rain, snow or dust storms can severely limit visibility for the cameras.

Beware of dust, water or snow on the ground that may be disturbed and kicked up into the air by your car, other traffic or

the wind.

Field of view and obstructions

Cameras see in the direction they're facing and only within their field of view. The field of view differs for each camera and de-

pends on their intended purpose.

Obstructions limit what the camera sees. Each camera views the surroundings from where it's mounted, and anything that

enters its field of view blocks what's behind the obstruction. Objects close to a camera will block more of the camera's field of

view than objects that are further away. If the car detects that a camera is blocked, it can disable certain features that rely on that

camera.

Make sure that any mounted accessories, extra equipment or externally-stowed cargo don't block part of the cameras' fields

of view. For example, far-extending roof loads may block part of the top view for front- and rear-facing cameras.

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Trailers, bike racks or other towbar-mounted equipment can block the rear camera view.

Dirt, ice, snow, water droplets and condensation on camera lenses obstruct the cameras' view to some extent. In some

cases, the car may be able to identify that something is in the way and notify you. However, it is still recommended to

regularly inspect the cameras and make sure that they are clean and unobstructed.

Warning

Clean regularly

Camera, sensor and radar locations on the car must be cleaned on a regular basis and kept free from labels, objects, dirt

and other potential obstructions. Otherwise, car functions may respond incorrectly or become less responsive or

deactivated.

Other limitations

If the cameras become too hot, they can be temporarily switched off to protect them from damage. This can happen when

starting the car after being parked in high temperatures in combination with direct sunlight hitting a camera. The camera can

become available again once it has sufficiently cooled down.

Important

Windscreen damage

Windscreen damage in the camera area, including small chips, scratches or cracks, can negatively affect performance of

the camera and features that use it. This can cause reduced functionality, unreliable response from the car and disabling

of features. If damage occurs, follow this manual's separate recommendations for handling windscreen damage.

10.2.3. Radar detection and limitations

Radars use radio waves to collect information about the car's surroundings. They can identify the distance to

objects and certain aspects of their movement. It's important not to block the radars.

There are several radars aimed in different directions to collect information about the car's surroundings. This information is

primarily used by driver support features in the car. Radio waves are continuously sent out and bounce back if they encounter

an object in their path. As the waves return, the car can calculate things such as position and motion of the object.

Radars are unaffected by the light conditions, working equally well on a sunny day as in complete darkness.

Important

Use responsibly

Radars and features that rely on them are supplements to safe driving practices. They do not reduce or replace the need

for the driver to stay attentive and focused on driving safely.

Detection zone and field of view

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Each radar in the car has its own detection zone. The zone is limited by the radar's field of view and range.

Objects in the field of view block what's behind them. The closer something is to the radar, the more it blocks the radar's field of

view.

If a radar is blocked, certain features may become less effective or respond incorrectly.

If the car detects that a radar is blocked, it may disable certain features.

Do not place or mount anything in front of or close to the car's radars. This includes stickers, car body foil and adhesive

tape.

Paintwork damage in front of a radar can affect its performance. Contact an authorised Volvo workshop for repairs if there

is any damage close to the radars.^[1]

Make sure that any mounted accessories, extra equipment or externally-stowed cargo don't block the car's radars.

Trailers, bike racks or other towbar-mounted equipment can block the radar, making it and certain features unavailable.

Radars are sensitive to buildups of dirt, ice or snow in front of them. This affects the radio waves and can reduce the radar's

ability to detect objects. Radar obstruction cannot always be identified by the car. In situations where it is detected, the car

communicates this via notifications in the display. However, it is still recommended to regularly inspect the radars and

make sure the areas around them are clean and free of obstructions.

Warning

Clean regularly

Camera, sensor and radar locations on the car must be cleaned on a regular basis and kept free from labels, objects, dirt

and other potential obstructions. Otherwise, car functions may respond incorrectly or become less responsive or

deactivated.

Other conditions and limitations

Other radar sources can cause interference and reduce the effectiveness of your car's radars.

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10.2.4. Parking sensor detection and limitations

The ultrasonic parking sensors allow the car to detect objects and their distance from the car. They operate at

relatively close range during slow and tight manoeuvring, such as when parking.

Ultrasonic sensors use sound waves to detect obstacles close to the car. They work by sending out ultrasound pulses that can

bounce back to the sensor when they encounter an object or barrier. This allows the car to identify the distance to obstacles in

the direction of detection.

Information from these sensors is only available at low speeds. They provide distance information when the parking view is

shown in the display.

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Important

Use responsibly

Ultrasonic parking sensors and features that rely on them are supplements to safe driving practices. They do not reduce

or replace the need for the driver to stay aware of the car's surroundings and focused on driving safely.

Detection range

Ultrasonic sensors are typically located relatively low down on the bumper.

Obstacles whose supports are outside of the detection zone can go undetected. Such obstacles include objects that are

suspended from above or objects that extend far away from their ground support, such as certain barriers and gates.

Blocked sensors

Ultrasonic sensors can get blocked, either reducing distance and obstacle detection or making it unavailable. To avoid blocked

sensors or better understand when they may be unavailable, consider the following:

If a sensor is blocked, certain features may become less effective or respond incorrectly.

Heavy rain or snowfall can lead to unreliable detection and features relying on the ultrasonic sensors becoming unavailable.

If the car detects that a sensor is blocked, it may disable certain features.

Do not place or mount anything in front of or close to the car's sensors. This includes stickers, car body foil and adhesive

tape.

Bodywork damage where the sensors are located can affect their performance. Contact a workshop for repairs if there is

any damage in the sensor areas.^[1]

Make sure that any mounted accessories, extra equipment or externally-stowed cargo don't block the sensors.

Trailers, bike racks or other towbar-mounted equipment can block sensors, making detection and certain features

unavailable.

Ultrasonic sensors are sensitive to buildup of dirt, ice or snow in front of them. This can reduce their ability to detect

objects. Parking sensor obstruction cannot always be identified by the car. In situations where it is detected, the car

communicates this via notifications in the display. However, it is still recommended to regularly inspect the sensor

locations and make sure the areas around them are clean and free of obstructions.

Warning

Clean regularly

Camera, sensor and radar locations on the car must be cleaned on a regular basis and kept free from labels, objects, dirt

and other kinds of potential obstructions. Otherwise, car functions may respond incorrectly or become less responsive or

deactivated.

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10.3. Safety interventions and warnings

Your car has features that directly or indirectly help prevent collisions. If your car detects a dangerous traffic

situation, it can intervene by warning the driver or performing an evasive driving manoeuvre.

Safe driving begins with good user practices. As an additional level of protection against incidents, your car can warn you if it

detects a situation that requires your immediate attention or action. In addition to making the driver aware through warnings,

the car can intervene by steering or braking to avoid or mitigate a collision.

Features that are designed to provide warnings or perform interventions in different ways include:

Collision warnings and mitigation

Blind spot information

Lane keeping aid

Driver focus and alertness notifications^[1]

Alerts about traffic crossing behind the car when reversing^[2]

Automatic braking when reversing^[3]

Tip

What are safety interventions?

Safety interventions are responses from the car in situations in which it identifies a high or imminent risk of collision.

Warnings can be provided to alert the driver to hazards so that they can take action, but the car is also capable of per-

forming emergency steering or braking manoeuvres depending on the situation. Some types of warnings and interven-

tions are always enabled while others are part of features that you may be able to customise or choose to turn on or off.

Safety interventions to avoid collisions

When the car identifies a risk of collision, it reacts according to the level of urgency. It can identify objects such as pedestrians,

cyclists and vehicles that are approaching or are in your driving path. Many factors can affect how early and effectively the car

can detect the risk of an incident. There are situations that are beyond the car's capabilities, which is why safe driving practices

are essential.

If the car identifies an increasing risk of collision, alerts can quickly escalate to evasive manoeuvres by the car. If a threat ap-

pears suddenly, the car can immediately perform evasive manoeuvres.

Safety interventions can include:

When the car identifies that there's a risk of collision, the first step is to get the driver's attention. The car can warn you visually, with sound or with brake

pulses.

Collision

warnings

If the car determines that immediate action is required, it can brake independently of the driver's actions. This can occur at the same time as a steering

manoeuvre. The amount the car brakes when intervening depends on the situation. An obstacle that suddenly appears just in front of the car may cause

the brakes to be fully applied, whereas another situation might require less braking to avoid a potential collision.

Braking

manoeuvres

If the car determines that immediate action is required, it can steer independently of the driver's actions. This can occur at the same time as a braking

manoeuvre.

Steering

manoeuvres

The display can show messages about performed safety interventions.

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Note

Overriding steering and braking interventions

Steering interventions by the car can always be overridden with intentional steering by the driver.

To override a braking intervention, you must firmly press down on the accelerator pedal. Past a certain threshold, you

override the braking action.

Knowing your car's capabilities

Safety interventions by the car can occur suddenly and catch you by surprise. They can cause discomfort despite the be-

nefit they provide. Knowledge about your car is a good way to make safety interventions feel less unsettling when they

occur. Be sure to read any notifications following an intervention to better understand why the car intervened.

Reducing the amount of interventions and warnings

The amount of safety interventions and warnings you experience depends on the driving conditions and your driving

style. Certain combinations of factors might result in responses you perceive to be unnecessary or too sensitive. In gen-

eral, the most effective way of reducing the amount of warnings and interventions is to drive responsibly. Adapt your

speed to the driving conditions and keep a safe distance to other vehicles. You can also adjust or turn off certain features

in settings.

Balancing the response need

When the car suggests, guides or performs a driving action, it is considered a response. Most driver support features have

some set of possible responses. For instance, automatic braking to prevent a collision with a car that suddenly brakes in front

of you is a response. Features that can provide you with warnings and safety interventions are designed to limit unnecessary

responses.

Your car's responses each have their own set of conditions. These conditions can be related to the traffic situation, the state of

the car and driver, and information collected using the car’s detection systems. For a response to occur, all of the required con-

ditions need to be met and the car must have a high certainty that the response is needed. As a situation develops, the car con-

tinuously evaluates the conditions and response need. If the response need or conditions are uncertain, then the car won't

respond.

If a potentially hazardous situation can be easily addressed by the driver, that is preferred over a response by the car. The car can

delay or avoid providing a response in situations where you have the opportunity to address it using non-emergency manoeuv-

ring. This helps reduce unnecessary warnings and safety interventions. Most potential hazards identified by the car are ad-

dressed by the driver through minor adjustments well ahead of the need for emergency evasive manoeuvring. In most in-

stances, you perceive them as routine actions that are part of normal driving.

Important

Always address driving hazards

The car can and will compensate for some, but not all, instances where you are unable to or fail to respond to a driving

hazard. There are situations in which an effective response is beyond the capabilities of the car, and situations in which a

response is not provided because the driver is expected to address the potential hazard. When driving, you are required to

stay alert and attentive so that you can respond to hazards the same way you would driving a car without driver support

features.

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Conditions and limitations

Warning

Never rely on safety interventions by the car to be a replacement for safe driving practices. Drive the car with the same at-

tention to safety as required by a car without these features.

Warnings and interventions cannot be guaranteed in any situation. The car cannot handle all driving, traffic, weather and

road conditions. Failure of the car to detect or respond to a hazard can happen for reasons that you may not be able to

identify or predict.

The car's ability to respond to hazards varies depending on many factors. They often fall into any of the following categories:

Your car's speed and movement.

Size, shape, speed and movement of objects or road users around the car.

Environmental conditions.

The condition of the driving infrastructure.

The complexity of the traffic situation.

Notable examples include:

Sharp turns can cause detection to becomes less consistent. The car might be unable to identify hazards that appear

suddenly as a result of turning sharply.

Low traction, such as when the road is wet or icy, can reduce the effectiveness of interventions.

Conditions and limitations affecting obstacle detection can prevent the car from accurately identifying potential hazards.

Obstacle detection limitations are described in detail in the separate manual section about how surroundings and traffic is

detected by the car.

The car won't perform automatic braking interventions if you are driving forwards at or below walking pace. This is to avoid

unwanted braking interventions when you are manoeuvring in tight spaces.

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Important

General limitations

You have good reason to feel safe in a car capable of intervening in dangerous situations, but it's important to still do

your best to drive safely and responsibly. The capabilities of the car are always limited by technological factors and con-

straints, the car's condition and the driving environment.

Detection capabilities

The car's ability to monitor its surroundings is used by features that can provide warnings and interventions. To better un-

derstand the limitations of such features, read the separate section about detection of traffic and surroundings. It

provides an overview of how important components work, such as cameras and radars, detailing both capabilities and

limitations.

Reaction times

In favourable conditions, the car can perceive and react to certain hazards, in some cases faster than a human driver can.

However, this capability is not a guarantee of intervention as the car cannot detect all potential hazards that may require a

response.

Availability of responses

All of the car's response types have their own set of conditions that define when they are available. This means that avail-

able responses constantly change as you drive. Certain conditions are strictly defined, such as an exact speed range, a

setting being enabled or the driver wearing their seatbelt. Other conditions have more imprecise thresholds that can de-

pend on a combination of factors. This has the effect that you cannot with certainty know if or how the car will respond

in a given situation, but you can develop a sense of what responses are likely or not.

Read everything about the features you use

You are recommended to read all information about driver support features before using them. It's essential to under-

stand both their capabilities and limitations.

Wear your seatbelt

Emergency braking interventions requires that the driver is wearing their seatbelt. Also make sure that any passengers

also wear their seatbelts. The risk of injury from hard braking rises significantly for unrestrained occupants.

Driver responsibility

Features that provide interventions and warnings are supplements to safe driving practices. They do not reduce or replace

the need for the driver to stay attentive and focused on driving safely. The section covering driver responsibility is essen-

tial reading to understand the limitations of safety interventions and warnings. If you find anything unclear or have fur-

ther questions, do not hesitate to contact your Volvo dealer.

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Driver Alert

Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)

Rear Auto Brake (RAB)

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10.3.1. Collision warnings and mitigation

Your car has warning features designed to reduce the risk of a collision. If a collision cannot be avoided, early

warning and response can help reduce its effects.

Collision warning features include:

Forward collision warnings

Warnings about vehicles cutting across your lane

Rear collision warnings

Note

Safety interventions

If an urgent enough collision risk is identified, the car can intervene to avoid or mitigate the collision without any preced-

ing collision warnings.

Warning

Never rely on collision warnings or safety interventions by the car to be a replacement for safe driving practices. Drive the

car with the same attention to safety as required by a car without these features.

Forward collision warnings

Forward collision warnings can occur if you are getting too close to a vehicle in front of you. The car warns you if it identifies a

collision risk that requires your immediate attention. This is done through notifications in the driver information area. If you are

using the driving view, animations can be shown in combination with the notifications.

The situation and level of urgency affect how forward collision warnings are communicated. Warnings can be communicated

visually in the driver information area, with sound and with brake pulses.

There are three levels of escalation for forward collision warnings.

ꢀ. Increase distance to vehicle ahead

ꢁ. Brake!

ꢂ. Safety intervention. Forward collision risk.

You can adjust how early you want to be warned. This is done in settings.

Warnings about vehicles cutting across your lane

Your car can warn you if you are about to be cut off, such as when a vehicle changes lanes just in front of you. Vehicles that

swerve or move unpredictably in adjacent lanes can trigger these warnings as well. Your car uses messages in the driver inform-

ation area to warn you in these situations. If you are using the driving view, the messages can be shown in combination with

animations.

Rear collision warnings

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If your car identifies a situation with a high risk of a rear collision, it can flash its rear lights to warn drivers behind you. Rear col-

lision warnings appear automatically if you slow down suddenly^[1], such as during very hard braking. Warnings can also be

provided if your car detects a vehicle rapidly approaching from behind. In this case, you do not need to be slowing down for a

warning to appear. They can appear both when you're driving and when stopped, but only if your car detects a high enough risk

of collision.

If your car identifies a risk of a rear collision, this will be indicated in the driver information area if you are using the driving view.

You can turn rear collision warnings on or off in settings.

Note

Collision response

If a collision cannot be avoided, the car can respond in other ways to protect occupants and reduce the danger to sur-

rounding traffic. Read more about these features in the safety section of this manual.

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The rate of deceleration must exceed a certain threshold.

10.3.1.1. Adjusting the sensitivity for forward collision

warnings

You can adjust the sensitivity of forward collision warnings in settings, giving you earlier or later warnings.

Important

Late warning option

The late warning option is not recommended for permanent use. It can be used to reduce the number of warnings in ex-

ceptional cases, such as during very dynamic driving or if the warnings are too frequent and at risk of distracting you.

Changing driver support settings

Make sure that you understand how changing the car’s settings affects its behaviour. It is particularly important when it

comes to features that affect the level of assistance the car can provide.

Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

1

Go to Driving → Safety assistance → Forward collision warning.

2

3

Adjust how early or late forward collision warnings appear.

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10.3.1.2. Enabling and disabling rear collision warnings

Rear collision warnings can be enabled or disabled in settings.

Important

Changing driver support settings

Make sure that you understand how changing the car’s settings affects its behaviour. It is particularly important when it

comes to features that affect the level of assistance the car can provide.

Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

1

Go to Driving → Safety assistance → Rear collision warning.

2

3

Enable or disable rear collision warnings.

10.3.2. Interventions and warnings when reversing

Your car has specialised features that can intervene and help prevent collisions when you are reversing at low

speeds, such as when parking.

Forms of detection

The car has several ways to identify objects that are in or approaching your reversing path. If it detects an object, the car can

provide warnings or intervene by braking.

These sensors can identify certain obstacles immediately behind the car when reversing at low speeds.

The car's rear radars can detect traffic approaching your reversing path from the sides.

Certain features may use camera detection to help identify obstacles when reversing.

Ultrasonic parking sensors

Rear-facing radar

Camera

Important

These types of detection have limitations and cannot detect all obstacles in every situation. Be sure to read the separate

manual sections about their conditions and limitations.

When you are reversing, some information from the detection systems can be communicated in the parking view.

Warning and intervention features

The following features are designed to react when the car identifies a risk of collision when reversing.

Alerts about traffic crossing behind the car^[1]

Your car can provide visual alerts if it detects traffic about to cross your reversing path.

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Automatic braking when reversing^[2]

The car can automatically brake if an obstacle is detected immediately behind the car while reversing at low speeds.

Tip

Temporary deactivation

These features can be temporarily turned off if their interventions are too frequent or distracting. For example, reversing in

tall grass or manoeuvring in very tight spaces can cause unwanted braking interventions.

Important

Use responsibly

Warnings and interventions when reversing are supplements to safe driving practices. They do not reduce or replace the

need for the driver to stay attentive and focused on driving safely.

Pay attention to surroundings

The driver is always responsible for paying attention to the car's surroundings and ensuring that it is safe to manoeuver

the car.

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Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)

Rear Auto Brake (RAB)

10.3.2.1. Alerts about traffic crossing behind the car

When you're reversing at low speeds, the car can alert you if it detects traffic about to pass behind you. The

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name of this feature is Rear Cross Traffic Alert^{[ ]}

.

Alerts about traffic crossing behind the car are only available when the car is in reverse or neutral gear. Using the rear radars, this

feature can detect traffic approaching from the sides and provide a visual alert in the parking view. The visual alert can also be

accompanied by a sound.

These alerts are primarily for larger vehicles in motion, such as cars. In favourable conditions, the car may also be able to warn

you of smaller moving objects.

Important

Driver responsibility

Alerts about traffic behind the car are a supplement to safe driving practices. They do not reduce or replace the need for

the driver to stay attentive and focused on driving safely.

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Note

Automatic braking for crossing traffic

If the separate Rear Auto Brake function is enabled, the car may also intervene by braking to prevent or mitigate an im-

minent collision with traffic detected behind you.

Detection zones

The situation shown in this image illustrates how surrounding objects, such as parked cars, can limit the radar's view. In a situation without

obstacles, the effective detection zones are the same on both sides.

Note

Reversing out of a parking space

When parked, your rear corner radar views might be obstructed to the sides, which affects detection of crossing traffic.

This happens when you are parked with the rear corners of your car further in than adjacent cars or other objects. This ef-

fect is particularly noticeable in angled parking spaces. However, as you reverse out of a parking space, the radars' views

gradually increase, making detection possible. To minimise the risk of late or no detection when reversing out of a park-

ing space, go slowly.

Conditions and limitations

The alerts are only available when reversing at speeds below 15 km/h (9 mph).

If the car deactivates the rear radars, this feature is automatically disabled. This happens if a trailer is connected. Towbar-

mounted accessories that are not connected electrically to the car does not disable the rear radars, but can obstruct them.

Detection of traffic behind the car relies on detection by the rear radars. Be sure to read the separate section about

limitations of radar detection.

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RCTA

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10.3.2.1.1. Disabling rear cross traffic alert

The rear cross traffic alerts can be temporarily disabled in settings.

Important

By disabling rear cross traffic alert, you also disable your car's ability to perform braking interventions if it detects a

vehicle approaching your reversing path.

Changing driver support settings

Make sure that you understand how changing the car’s settings affects its behaviour. It is particularly important when it

comes to features that affect the level of assistance the car can provide.

In the parking view, press the RCTA button.

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Alerts about traffic crossing behind your car are temporarily disabled.

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Note

Disabling rear cross traffic alerts is only temporary for your current drive. The next time you start your car, the function

will be re-enabled by default.

10.3.2.2. Disabling automatic braking when reversing

The rear auto brake can be temporarily disabled in the parking view.

By disabling the rear auto brake, your car will not brake for obstacles detected immediately behind it. However, if rear cross

traffic alerts are enabled, it can still intervene by braking if it detects traffic approaching your reversing path.

Important

Changing driver support settings

Make sure that you understand how changing the car’s settings affects its behaviour. It is particularly important when it

comes to features that affect the level of assistance the car can provide.

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In the parking view, press the RAB button.

The rear auto brake is temporarily disabled.

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10.3.3. Lane keeping aid

Lane keeping aid helps prevent accidental high-speed lane departures by providing warnings and steering

interventions.

When lane keeping aid is enabled, the car can alert you if you are about to drift out of your lane. It can also perform steering in-

terventions. Lane keeping aid relies on the car's forward-facing camera to identify road markings and your position in the lane.

Warning

Lane keeping aid warnings and interventions are supplements to safe driving practices. They do not reduce or replace the

need for the driver to stay attentive and focused on driving safely. Drive the car with the same attention to safety as

required by a car without the ability to intervene.

Main conditions for using lane keeping aid

For lane keeping aid to work, several conditions need to be met. The following are the most essential:

Your speed must be in the range of 65ꢃ180 km/h (40ꢃ110 mph).

The lane markings must be clearly visible for the car's camera to see.

The lane must be wide enough. A very narrow lane does not provide enough space between the car and the road markings.

You must keep your hands on the steering wheel and actively steer the car.

Important

Steering actively

Never let go of the steering wheel when driving. Do not dismiss the car's requests for you to steer actively and keep your

attention on the road.

Lane keeping aid intervention types

If you are about to cross your lane's road markings, your car can intervene in either or both of the following ways:

The car tries to steer back into the lane.

Steering intervention

The car alerts you using steering wheel vibrations.

Lane departure warning

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You can enable or disable both the steering interventions and the lane departure warnings in settings.

Note

Indicating a turn or lane change

As long as you use the direction indicators when changing lanes, the car assumes it's an intentional manoeuvre.

Safety interventions are always enabled

Some situations can cause a steering intervention to prevent a dangerous lane departure even if lane keeping aid is

turned off in settings.

Display symbols and communication

Lane keeping aid warnings and interventions are communicated in the driver information area.

When the driver information area shows the driving view, warnings and interventions are shown as road marking animations.

Interventions by lane keeping aid are indicated with a solid line marking in red.

Warnings are indicated with a solid line marking in amber.

When the display shows the calm view, symbols are used instead.

This symbol appears if you are coming too close to the lane markings. The symbol is mirrored during right-hand side warnings.

This symbol appears during lane keeping aid interventions. The symbol is mirrored during right-hand side interventions.

Inactive lane

keeping aid

This symbol indicates that lane keeping aid is disabled in settings.

This symbol appears when there is a lane keeping aid malfunction. This means that lane keeping aid and safety interventions to prevent lane

departures are disabled due to a system malfunction.

Conditions and limitations

For lane keeping aid to work, road markings must be present and visible. The car identifies them using a forward-facing camera.

This form of detection requires that the camera view is unobstructed and that the conditions for visual detection are present.

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Read the separate section of this manual about conditions and limitations of your car's cameras to understand how features re-

lying on camera detection are affected.

The appearance, condition and layout of road markings can affect their detection in the following ways:

Lane divisions and mergers can cause temporary misidentification of the lane.

Non-standard or unusual road marking layouts might not be identified correctly by the car. For example, road work or traffic

diversions can result in conflicting or multiple sets of road markings.

The car may be unable to detect deteriorated road markings, for example if they are worn, misshapen or discoloured.

Other edges or lines can be misidentified as road markings, such as kerbs, road surface repair edges, barriers or well-

defined shadows.

Road markings must be sufficiently illuminated to be detected. In low-light conditions, they need to be illuminated by the

car or street lights.

10.3.3.1. Disabling lane keeping aid

You can enable or temporarily disable lane keeping aid in settings.

When lane keeping aid is enabled, the car can alert you or intervene by steering if you are about to drift out of your lane.

You can temporarily disable lane keeping aid if it interferes too much with your driving. This can be useful if the road markings

are partially obscured or faded, which can cause unwanted warnings.

Important

Changing driver support settings

Make sure that you understand how changing the car’s settings affects its behaviour. It is particularly important when it

comes to features that affect the level of assistance the car can provide.

Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

1

Go to Driving → Safety assistance → Lane keeping aid.

2

3

Enable or disable lane keeping aid.

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Note

Disabled

A symbol is shown in the driver information area when lane keeping aid is disabled.

Tip

If you want to disable alerts about accidental lane departures, you can do this in settings as well.

10.3.3.2. Disabling lane departure warnings

You can disable lane departure warnings in settings.

When lane departure warnings are enabled, the car can alert you with steering wheel vibrations if you are about to drift out of

your lane.

You can temporarily disable lane departure warnings if they interfere too much with your driving. This can be useful if the road

markings are partially obscured or faded, which can cause unwanted warnings.

Important

Changing driver support settings

Make sure that you understand how changing the car’s settings affects its behaviour. It is particularly important when it

comes to features that affect the level of assistance the car can provide.

Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

1

Go to Driving → Safety assistance → Lane departure warning.

2

3

Disable lane departure warnings,

10.3.4. Blind spot information

The blind spot information feature helps increase your awareness of vehicles in or approaching your blind

spots. A light appears in the wing mirror when a vehicle is detected.

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Blind spot alerts can increase your awareness of vehicles to the side of your car, which can help you avoid performing danger-

ous lane changes. The alerts primarily appear as a light in the wing mirror on the side of detection. They rely on your car's rear

radars for detection of vehicles in adjacent lanes.

Traffic situations in which blind spot alerts appear include:

When you are being overtaken by another vehicle.

In some cases, they can appear before the passing vehicle reaches your blind spot. This happens if it's quickly

approaching from behind in an adjacent lane.

When you are overtaking another vehicle.

Regardless of the situation, the alert remains as long as the other vehicle is detected to your side.

Tip

Blind spot alerts and door opening alerts

Door opening alerts are indicated in the same way as blind spot alerts. These two features also rely on the same rear

radars for detection of traffic. However, the features are enabled or disabled independently of each other.

Alerts in the wing mirrors

When a vehicle is detected in or approaching your blind spot, a light appears in the wing mirror.

Detection areas

Radar detection areas.

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Important

The detection areas may not perfectly cover your own blind spots. Be sure to adjust your driving posture to allow for a

good overview of surrounding traffic.

Conditions and limitations

Blind spot information is active at speeds above 15 km/h (10 mph). It's not available when reversing.

When passing other vehicles, the speed difference between your car and the other vehicles must be below 15 km/h (9 mph)

for the alerts to appear.

Blind spot information relies on detection by the rear radars. Be sure to read the separate section of this manual about the

limitations of radar detection.

If the rear radars are obstructed, such as by an attached trailer or mounted bike rack, alerts about vehicles in the blind spots

are automatically disabled.

Important

Driver responsibility

Alerts about vehicles in the blind spots are a supplement to safe driving practices. They do not reduce or replace the need

for the driver to stay attentive and focused on driving safely.

The lack of a blind spot indication is not a confirmation that it is safe to change lanes. It is one of several pieces of in-

formation that inform the driver's assessment of whether it is safe to proceed.

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10.3.4.1. Enabling blind spot alerts

You can enable or disable blind spot alerts in settings.

When blind spot alerts are enabled, your car can alert you of vehicles in or approaching your blind spots.

Important

Changing driver support settings

Make sure that you understand how changing the car’s settings affects its behaviour. It is particularly important when it

comes to features that affect the level of assistance the car can provide.

Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

1

Go to Driving → Safety assistance → Blind spot information.

2

3

Enable or disable blind spot alerts.

10.3.5. Door opening alerts

Door opening alerts are designed to make exiting your car safer. They can warn you of traffic approaching

from behind so that you don't open a door in its path.

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Door opening alerts are designed to warn you of passing traffic so that you don't open a door in its path. These alerts can be

provided when the car is stationary or moving very slowly^[1]

.

When the car detects traffic that is about to pass close to the car's sides, a light appears in the wing mirror along with a notific-

ation in the display. If you begin to open the door on the side of the detected traffic, the alert intensifies. A sound alert can occur

along with the visual alerts depending on how urgent the warning is.

Door opening alerts can be turned on or off in settings.

Tip

Door opening alerts and blind spot information

Door opening alerts are indicated in a similar way to alerts about vehicles in your blind spot. These two features also rely

on the same rear radars for detection of traffic. However, the features are enabled or disabled independently as they have

separate use cases.

Limitations

The car uses its rear radar system to detect approaching traffic. Be sure to read about radar and detection conditions and limita-

tions in their separate section of the manual.

Important

Door opening alerts are supplements to safe user practices. The driver and passengers are fully responsible for making

sure that the car doors can be safely opened.

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Below 3.6 km/h (2.2 mph)

10.3.5.1. Enabling door opening alerts

Door opening alerts can warn you of traffic approaching from behind so that you don't open a door in its

path. You can enable or disable these alerts in settings.

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Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

1

Go to Driving → Safety assistance → Door opening alert.

2

3

Enable or disable door opening alerts.

10.3.6. Driver alert

The car continuously observes your behaviour while driving and can alert you if you seem unfocused. A lack

of focus can be caused by distractions or being tired.

If the car identifies signs of reduced driver focus, it will notify you with a sound and a message.

The car analyses your driving behaviour and can detect signs of tiredness^[1]. It then notifies you in the driver information area

and with a sound.

The car uses different methods to assess your focus when driving.

Sensor tracking of your face and eye movements allows the car to determine where you are directing your attention.

Attention tracking

Manoeuvring

Analysing the way you manoeuvre the car can provide an indication of lacking focus. One example of this is excessive lane drifting.

Driver alert notifications can be turned off in settings. This does not disable the systems that monitor your driving as they are

used by other features.

Warning

The importance of a well-rested driver

Any notifications about you showing signs of being tired should be taken seriously, as a tired driver is often unaware of

their condition. If you feel tired or receive an alert about it from the car, stop as soon as possible in a suitable location for

a rest. Always plan for regular breaks and start all trips with a well-rested driver.

Driving while tired is comparable to driving under the influence of alcohol.

Conditions and limitations

Attention tracking requires an unobscured view of the driver's face.

Improperly stowed items can obscure the view of the driver, as can dust and dirt on the sensor. Keep the driver's space

clean and clutter-free.

Wearing certain clothing and accessories can obstruct parts of the driver's face that need to be visible for attention

tracking, such as the eyes.

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Certain conditions can affect how well your car can assess your driving and manoeuvring. This in turn affects how well it

can distinguish signs of an unfocused or tired driver.

Features that help with lane placement can sometimes compensate for manoeuvring that would otherwise indicate a

lack of driver focus. This makes it harder to identify signs of lacking focus compared to unassisted driving.

Conditions such as strong winds or uneven road surfaces can affect your driving in ways similar to that of an

unfocused driver. This can potentially cause warnings despite having a fully focused driver behind the wheel.

Important

Driver responsibility

Alerts about a lacking focus when driving are a supplement to safe driving practices. The driver is fully responsible for

making sure they are able to stay alert and maintain focus when driving.

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Your lane placement and tendency to drift provide strong indicators of tiredness.

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10.3.6.1. Disabling driver alerts

You can disable or enable driver alert notifications in settings.

Disabling driver alert notifications is only temporary as this setting automatically resets to enabled between drives.

Warning

The importance of a well-rested driver

Any notifications about you showing signs of being tired should be taken seriously, as a tired driver is often unaware of

their condition. If you feel tired or receive an alert about it from the car, stop as soon as possible in a suitable location for

a rest. Always plan for regular breaks and start all trips with a well-rested driver.

Driving while tired is comparable to driving under the influence of alcohol.

Note

Driver responsibility

Alerts about a lacking focus when driving are a supplement to safe driving practices. They do not reduce the driver's re-

sponsibility to continuously assess whether they are too tired or unfocused to drive safely.

Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

1

Go to Driving → Safety assistance → Driver alert.

2

3

Turn driver alert notifications on or off.

10.4. Assisted driving

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Assisted driving features use the car's ability to monitor its surroundings to make driving safer and less

demanding.

There are several forms and levels of assistance. They can actively assist you with a number of driving tasks and provide inform-

ation support for better driver decision-making.

You can enable, disable or customise many of your car's assisted driving features in settings.

This feature can assist you in several driving tasks such as steering, managing speed and changing lanes. Pilot Assist can be customised in settings.

Pilot Assist

Several features can assist you with keeping track of the speed limit and preventing unintentional speeding. They include road sign information,

which makes you aware of the speed limit, and different responses from the car designed to prevent you from exceeding the speed limit. These

features can be customised in settings.

Road signs and

speeding response

Tip

Safety interventions and warnings

Many of the driver support features are designed to improve both convenience and safety. Features that primarily provide

safety interventions and warnings have their own, separate section in this manual.

Assisted parking

There is a separate section of this manual covering assisted parking features.

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Important

Required knowledge and driver responsibility

Assisted driving features are designed to make driving safer and less demanding, but they do not reduce the driver's re-

sponsibility to operate the car as safely as possible. Be sure to read all related information about a feature before using it.

The section covering driver responsibility is essential reading to understand the capabilities and limitations of your car's

assisted driving features.

If you find anything unclear or have further questions, do not hesitate to contact your Volvo dealer.

Detection capabilities

The car's ability to monitor its surroundings is used by assisted driving features. To better understand the limitations of

such features, read the separate section about detection of traffic and surroundings. It provides an overview of how im-

portant components work, such as cameras and radars, by detailing both capabilities and limitations.

10.4.1. Road signs and speeding response

Several features can assist you with keeping track of the speed limit and preventing unintentional speeding.

To encourage maintaining a legal speed, your car is designed to make you aware of the current speed limit by showing it in the

driver information area. It can also respond with warnings if you exceed the speed limit.

The car can detect and display information from road signs, such as the speed limit.

When enabled, this feature reduces the response from the accelerator pedal if you exceed your selected limit.

If you exceed the speed limit, this feature will warn you by providing sound alerts.

A sound alert indicates when the car detects that the speed limit changes.

Road sign information

Speed limiter

Speed limit warning

Sound for new speed limit

Note

Intelligent Speed Assistance in your car

Your car is designed to meet the requirements of the European Union's Intelligent Speed Assistance^[1]regulation. The

purpose of the regulation is to make driving safer by requiring features that encourage staying below the legal speed

limit. In your car, the behaviour of speed limit warnings and displayed road signs is in part affected by these

requirements.

Important

Speed-related information and warning features are supplements to safe driving practices. They do not reduce or replace

the need for the driver to stay attentive and focused on driving safely. It is the driver's responsibility to observe and

maintain a legal and safe speed.

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10.4.1.1. Speed limiter

The speed limiter can help you avoid unintentional speeding. When it's active, the car's acceleration response

is limited after exceeding your selected speed limit.

When active, the speed limiter can gradually reduce the response from the accelerator pedal and provide light braking when you

exceed your selected limit. These two responses help nudge you down to the selected max speed. You can always override the

speed limiter by pressing the accelerator pedal down further.

To use the speed limiter, it needs to be enabled in settings. You can then activate it with the right-hand steering wheel stalk dur-

ing driving.

When the speed limiter is active, it is indicated below the gear indication in the driver information area. You can adjust the limit

with the steering wheel buttons.

Important

Driver responsibility

The speed limiter feature is a supplement to safe driving practices. It does not reduce or replace the need for the driver to

stay attentive and focused on driving safely. It is the driver's responsibility to observe and maintain a legal and safe

speed.

10.4.1.1.1. Activating the speed limiter

You can activate or deactivate the speed limiter by moving the right-hand side steering wheel stalk

downwards while driving.

When driving, a grey speed limiter symbol in the driver information area indicates that the function is available but not yet

activated.

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The speed limiter must be enabled in settings before it can be activated.^[1]

1

When appropriate, pull the right-hand steering wheel stalk all the way down.

Your action is confirmed in the driver information area.

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10.4.1.1.2. Deactivating the speed limiter

When you want to stop driving with the speed limiter, you can deactivate it manually.

Deactivating and activating the speed limiter is done in the same way. You simply pull the right-hand side steering wheel stalk

downwards.

•

Pull the right-hand side steering wheel stalk all the way down.

Deactivation is confirmed in the driver information area.

>

10.4.1.1.3. Adjusting the speed limiter value

You can adjust the speed limiter value using the steering wheel buttons.

When the speed limiter is active, you can adjust the set limit manually.

Adjustment actions:

Adjusts the limit by 5 km/h or 5 mph^[1]

.

Pressing once

Press and hold

Continuously adjust your set limit by 1 km/h or 1 mph by pressing and holding the button.

Adjust the set speed value with the

and

buttons on the steering wheel.

1

Your new speed limiter value is shown next to the speedometer.

>

[1]

The limit will default to speed increments that are divisible by five, such as 25, 30 and 35.

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10.4.1.1.4. Enabling the speed limiter in settings

You can enable or disable the speed limiter in settings. When enabled, it can help you in avoiding

unintentional speeding.

Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

1

Go to Driving → Driver support.

2

3

Select Speed limiter as your default driver support function.

10.4.1.2. Speed limit warnings

Speed limit warnings can be provided to help prevent speeding.

Speed limit warnings are provided when you exceed the speed limit. The warnings appear visually in the driver information area

and as a sound alert.

The speed limit warning symbol appears below the speedometer when you exceed the speed limit.

The sound alerts can be temporarily disabled for the duration of your current drive.

Conditions and limitations

Speed limit warnings use road sign information to keep track of the speed limit. If information about the speed limit is unavail-

able for some reason, no warning can be provided.

Important

Driver responsibility

Speed limit warnings are supplements to safe driving practices. They do not reduce or replace the need for the driver to

stay attentive and focused on driving safely. It is the driver's responsibility to observe and maintain a legal and safe

speed.

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10.4.1.2.1. Disabling speed limit warnings

Speed limit warnings can be temporarily disabled for the rest of the drive.

Speed limit warnings are enabled by default for each new drive. They can be disabled and re-enabled in settings.

Tip

Quick access when driving

A button for turning speed limit warnings off is also available in the display when you drive. This allows you to quickly

turn them on or off without going into settings.

Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

1

Go to Driving → Safety assistance → Speed limit warnings.

2

3

Temporarily disable speed limit warnings.

10.4.1.3. Disabling sound alerts for speed limit changes

Your car can alert you with a sound when it detects a new speed limit. This feature can be enabled or

temporarily disabled in settings.

Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

1

Go to Driving → Safety assistance → Sound for new speed limit.

2

3

Enable or temporarily disable sound alerts for speed limit changes.

10.4.1.4. Road sign information

The car can identify and display road signs as you pass them. This allows you to keep track of the speed limit.

The road sign information feature combines the direct detection of signs with information from map data.

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The signs shown in the driver information area come from two different sources – either from real-world signs identified by

cameras or from map data. The car automatically prioritises which source to use depending on the situation.

The car can only show signs that are part of the car's sign library.

How signs are shown

Detected road signs appear next to the speedometer in the driver information area. Different signs are shown in different areas.

1

2

3

Road sign symbols can also appear on the other side of the speedometer, depending on the current driver information area display mode.

1

2

3

Warning signs and upcoming speed limit signs

Current speed limit sign

Traffic information signs.

The car can simultaneously display several sign types. This can include the current speed limit, an upcoming speed limit or a

warning sign, as well as an additional traffic information sign.

Displayed road signs

This list contains examples of road sign types that can be shown in the car.

Speed limit

No entry

Note

Symbol availability

Road signs available to display in your car can change over time and vary between regions. The selection presented in

this manual may not include every sign that can appear in your car's display.

Symbol design

Road sign styles vary between regions. The symbol style displayed by the car will not exactly match the symbol style of

signs you encounter. If you have any issues interpreting a displayed sign despite the information provided in this manual,

contact Volvo support.

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Road sign display times

The display time for signs typically depends on the type of sign and whether you pass additional signs. Road signs can be

shown in the following ways:

Briefly as one-time alerts after passing a sign.

Until the sign no longer applies.

Until you pass another sign with higher display priority.

Note

Lingering signs

The car might fail to identify a sign indicating the end of a traffic limitation. If this happens, a symbol for the previous lim-

itation can linger in the driver information area. It will eventually be replaced or cancelled. In the meantime, drive accord-

ing to the applicable rules of the road.

Conditions and limitations

Important

Driver responsibility and road signs

Road sign information is designed to help you manage information while driving. It is a supplement to safe driving prac-

tices. The driver is fully responsible for remaining attentive, keeping track of road signs and following local regulations.

Do not prioritise the car's road sign detection over your own observations if they conflict.

Why all signs are not shown

The car cannot detect and show every sign that is relevant to the driver.

The system does not support all signs.

Signs may go undetected in certain conditions and traffic situations.

Conditions that affect road sign detection or identification:

The car's forward-facing camera must be clean and free of obstructions.

The road sign must be clearly visible and properly illuminated.

The road sign must be within a certain distance of the car and within the camera's field of view.

The car may not be able to identify misaligned road signs, such as signs placed too high or at an angle.

The car may not be able to identify damaged or worn road signs.

Conditions that affect sign information from map data:

An internet connection is required to download map data that contains information about road signs.

The coverage of road sign information from map data varies between regions.

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Note

For consistent and up-to-date road sign information in your car, be sure to accept Google's Terms of service. Contact an

authorised Volvo workshop if you experience any issues with the road sign information feature.

10.4.2. Pilot Assist

Pilot Assist combines several support capabilities to make driving safer, more convenient and less

demanding. It can assist you with speed management and steering guidance in a wide variety of situations.

Pilot Assist actively guides your driving in a number of ways. When driving with Pilot Assist, you select the target speed. The

car then manages acceleration and braking to meet that target while also adapting to surrounding traffic.

It's also capable of steering assistance. When enabled, steering assistance helps with road positioning by guiding your steering

wheel movement.

Important

Before using Pilot Assist

Take the time to read everything the manual has to say about Pilot Assist before using it.

This support feature depends on information from radar and camera detection systems. Understanding their

capabilities and limitations is necessary for safe use.

The driver is in control

When using Pilot Assist, you are still in control of the car. It's your responsibility to continuously assess Pilot Assist's

performance. As long as you judge its input to be correct, you can let it guide your driving.

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Tip

Customise Pilot Assist

Some of Pilot Assist's capabilities can be customised in settings. This allows you to set it up for the level of support you

want.

Managing speed and distance to vehicles ahead

When you activate Pilot Assist, a set speed value appears by the speedometer. This represents the target speed that Pilot Assist

tries to maintain. You can adjust the set speed with the steering wheel buttons.

Instead of manually adjusting the set speed, you also have the option to use the current speed limit as your target speed. The

set speed then automatically updates when the speed limit changes. This can be enabled in Pilot Assist's settings.

If your car detects a vehicle ahead that's either slower than you or a bit too close, Pilot Assist will slow down to maintain a cer-

tain distance to the vehicle in front. Once the road ahead becomes clear again, your car returns to the target speed. You can ad-

just the general distance to vehicles ahead in Pilot Assist's settings.

Steering assistance

The availability of active steering assistance depends on the conditions you are experiencing. For example, if you encounter a

stretch of road with worn-out markings, the car may temporarily turn steering assistance off and tell you to increase your level

of control. As soon as the necessary conditions are met again, steering assistance reactivates.

Steering assistance can be enabled in Pilot Assist's settings.

Pilot Assist features and settings

There are a number of Pilot Assist capabilities and settings to read about in this manual.

When driving with steering assistance, your steering is actively guided. This can help you maintain correct lane positioning.

Guides lane change manoeuvres initiated by the driver.

Steering assist

Lane change assist

Adapt to speed limit

Time interval to vehicle ahead

Adapts the set target speed to follow the speed limit.

Adjust the target time interval to the vehicle ahead.

Status and availability

To use Pilot Assist, it needs to be enabled in settings. It is then available for activation when you are driving. Availability is indic-

ated in the driver information area and depends on the current driving conditions. You can always see the current level of sup-

port you're getting from Pilot Assist in the driver information area.

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Note

Paused

In some situations, Pilot Assist can be temporarily paused. This can happen when a driver decision is needed to resume

driving with Pilot Assist, such as after coming to a stop. When Pilot Assist is paused, a message with instructions for re-

suming is typically shown in the display.

10.4.2.1. Pilot Assist communication and status

Learn how Pilot Assist's status and actions are communicated in the car.

The driver information area of the display shows the status of Pilot Assist using graphics and symbols. Important information

can also appear as notifications.

Some situations, such as a temporary loss of steering assistance, may cause steering wheel vibrations along with notifications

in the display.

The primary status is shown below the gear indicator. It tells you whether Pilot Assist is active or not.

Pilot Assist is off but available to activate if all conditions are met.

Pilot Assist is active without providing steering assistance.

Pilot Assist is active and providing steering assistance.

Steering assistance is temporarily unavailable.

The target speed appears in green next to the speedometer.

Communication in surround display mode

2

1

3

1

An assisted lane change is possible

2

Pilot Assist is adapting the speed to a vehicle ahead

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Steering assistance is active and providing support

When the driver information area shows the surround mode, Pilot Assist's status and actions are shown as animations. The an-

imations can show what level of support Pilot Assist is currently providing, depending on your Pilot Assist settings. This may

include speed-keeping, distance-keeping, adjusting the speed to other vehicles ahead, available assisted lane changes and

steering assistance.

Important

Using surround mode

Surround mode cannot perfectly depict what is really happening on the road around you, so do not rely on it when you

are driving.

Communication in calm display mode

When the driver information area of the display shows the calm mode, Pilot Assist's status is communicated using symbols.

They can show what level of support Pilot Assist is currently providing, depending on your Pilot Assist settings.

Pilot Assist is maintaining the set target speed.

Pilot Assist is adapting the car's speed and distance to a vehicle ahead.

Lane change assist communication. The colour is different depending on the situation.

Notifications and messages

When using Pilot Assist, notifications can appear in the driver information area. They can contain important information about

the status of Pilot Assist features as well as instructions for you to follow, such as not letting go of the steering wheel.

10.4.2.2. Activating Pilot Assist

You activate Pilot Assist by moving the right-hand steering wheel stalk downwards while driving. It's

important to assess whether the current driving conditions allow you to use Pilot Assist safely.

When driving, a grey Pilot Assist symbol in the driver information area indicates that the function is available but not yet

activated.

Pilot Assist is only available for activation if it's enabled in settings.^[1]

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Important

Before using Pilot Assist

Take the time to read everything about Pilot Assist in this manual before using it for the first time. Understanding its cap-

abilities and limitations is important for safe use.

Assess the situation

Make sure the traffic situation and conditions are suitable for activation. Wait until ongoing manoeuvres, such as a lane

change, are completed before activating Pilot Assist.

Activating Pilot Assist when driving

1

When appropriate, pull the right-hand steering wheel stalk all the way down.

Activation is confirmed in the driver information area.

>

The first time you activate Pilot Assist during a drive, your speed at the time of activation becomes the set speed.

If Pilot Assist is set to adapt to the speed limit, it will use the current speed limit as its target speed.

Tip

Resume

If you recently used Pilot Assist and you want to activate it again you can use the resume button

wheel. In this case, your previously used set speed is used instead of your current driving speed.

on your steering

Pilot Assist symbols

When Pilot Assist is active, its level of support is shown via symbols and graphics in the driver information area.

[1]

Enabling either of the Pilot Assist or speed limiter features automatically disables the other feature.

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10.4.2.3. Deactivating Pilot Assist

When you want to stop driving with Pilot Assist, you can deactivate it manually. There are also situations in

which Pilot Assist deactivates automatically.

Deactivating and activating Pilot Assist is done in the same way. You simply pull the right-hand side steering wheel stalk down-

wards. You can also deactivate Pilot Assist by braking.

When you deactivate Pilot Assist, all of its assistance is turned off. This includes speed- and distance-keeping as well as steer-

ing assistance.

Deactivating Pilot Assist using the stalk

•

Pull the right-hand side steering wheel stalk all the way down.

Deactivation is confirmed in the driver information area.

>

Deactivating by braking

Press down on the brake pedal.

•

Deactivation is confirmed in the driver information area.

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Note

Automatic deactivation

Pilot Assist has several limitations and only works if all the necessary conditions are met. If the driving conditions

change during your drive, Pilot Assist can deactivate automatically.

Scenarios where Pilot Assist may automatically deactivate include, but are not limited to, instances where:

You are not driving actively. You must stay attentive and keep both of your hands on the steering wheel, even if

steering assistance is activated.

You open a door or unbuckle your seatbelt.

You change gears. Pilot Assist can only support you when D is selected.

You manually speed up and exceed 150 km/h (90 mph).

Camera or radar conditions for Pilot Assist are not met.

10.4.2.4. Adjusting the target speed for Pilot Assist

Pilot Assist can support you in keeping a set target speed. You can adjust the target speed with the steering

wheel control buttons.

When you are driving with Pilot Assist active, you can select a target speed. The car then manages acceleration and braking to

meet that target while also adapting to surrounding traffic.

You can adjust your set speed target by pressing the set speed adjustment buttons on your steering wheel's left-hand side con-

trol area.

Adjustment actions:

Adjusts the target speed by 5 km/h or 5 mph^[1]

.

Pressing once

Press and hold

Continuously adjust your set target speed by 1 km/h or 1 mph by pressing and holding the button.

Adjust the set speed value with the

and

buttons on the steering wheel.

1

Your new set target speed is shown next to the speedometer.

>

[1]

The target speed will default to speed increments that are divisible by five, such as 25, 30 and 35.

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10.4.2.5. Enabling and disabling steering assistance when

driving

Pilot Assist's steering assistance can be easily enabled or disabled using the steering wheel buttons. This

allows you to control it without going into settings while driving.

Steering assistance is part of Pilot Assist and can only be used when Pilot Assist is active.

If steering assistance is unavailable for some reason, such as due to deteriorated lane markings, you won't be able to activate it.

However, by enabling steering assistance, it will automatically activate when the required conditions are met.

Note

Temporary loss of steering assistance

The availability of active steering assistance depends on the conditions you are experiencing. For example, if you en-

counter a stretch of road with worn out markings, the car may temporarily turn steering assistance off. If this happens

you are notified with vibrations in the steering wheel.

Press the steering assistance button

on the steering wheel.

1

Steering assistance is either enabled or disabled.

>

If enabled, steering assistance activates automatically when the required conditions are met.

If disabled, Pilot Assist will remain active but mainly provide speed- and distance-keeping.

10.4.2.6. Changing lanes with Pilot Assist

Pilot Assist can provide steering assistance during lane changes in certain conditions. This Pilot Assist

feature is called lane change assist.

Pilot Assist automatically provides steering assistance during your lane changes if all conditions are met.

In addition to the general conditions for using Pilot Assist, conditions for assisted lane changes include:

Both steering assistance and lane change assist are enabled in Pilot Assist's settings.

Pilot Assist is active.

The conditions for steering assistance are met.

The traffic situation allows a lane change.

The car checks if the conditions for an assisted lane change are met, such as the adjacent lane being available. However,

the responsibility to assess and decide whether a lane change can be done safely ultimately lies with the driver.

There are road and driving conditions that do not supply the car with enough information for it to provide steering

assistance during a lane change. In such situations, the driver can still perform unassisted lane changes. This disables

steering assistance until its conditions are met again.

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If the driver information area is in surround mode, assisted lane changes are shown as animations.

If the driver information area is in calm mode, lane change status is communicated via symbols instead.

A lane change is ongoing. The arrow indicates the direction of the initiated lane change.

Lane change assist is unavailable and any ongoing lane change is cancelled. This can happen if there is a fault affecting critical systems, such as steering

assistance. Be attentive to any messages that may follow.

Warning

Lane change assist is a supplement to safe driving practices. It does not reduce or replace the need for the driver to stay

attentive and focused on driving safely. Drive the car with the same attention to safety as required by a car without the

ability to intervene.

Use the direction indicator to initiate the lane change.

1

The car recognises that you want to change lanes. If the necessary conditions are met, the car begins to guide your steer-

>

ing during the lane change.

The indicators turn off automatically after the lane change is completed.

Note

Keep your hands on the steering wheel

Keep both hands on the steering wheel during the lane change. You are responsible for intervening if necessary. You

can override the guidance from the car by braking, accelerating or steering at any time.

Interrupted lane change

The lane change can be interrupted if there is a change in conditions or traffic situation. This is indicated in the

driver information area and the manoeuvre is cancelled immediately. Take full control of the car as required.

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10.4.2.7. Enabling Pilot Assist in settings

You can enable or disable Pilot Assist in settings. When enabled, it can be activated during driving.

Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

1

Go to Driving → Driver support.

2

3

Select Pilot Assist as your default driver support function.

10.4.2.8. Adjusting Pilot Assist settings

You can adjust or change which features are enabled for Pilot Assist in settings.

Pilot Assist includes several features, some of which you can enable, disable or customise in settings. This allows you to set

Pilot Assist up for the level of support you want.

The customisable settings include:

Guides the steering wheel movement to correctly position the car in the lane.

Steering assist

Provides steering assistance for lane changes. Available lane changes are indicated by the car but initiated by the driver.

The set speed is automatically updated if the speed limit changes.

Lane change assist

Adapt to speed limit

Time interval to vehicle ahead

Adjust the target time interval to the vehicle ahead. This way, you can adjust the distance to vehicles in front of you.

Important

Changing driver support settings

Make sure that you understand how changing the car’s settings affects its behaviour. It is particularly important when it

comes to features that affect the level of assistance the car can provide.

Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

1

Go to Driving → Driver support.

2

3

Customise Pilot Assist settings. Pilot Assist must be selected as your default driver support function for the settings to

appear.

10.4.2.9. Pilot Assist conditions and limitations

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To use Pilot Assist safely, it's important to be aware of its limitations. While it's an advanced function, there

are conditions and situations that it cannot handle.

Driver responsibility when using Pilot Assist

A main limitation of Pilot Assist that you need to be aware of relates to driver responsibility. When using the function, you are

still required to actively and attentively drive the car. You are responsible for all decision-making, actions and responses that are

part of driving.

Pilot Assist does not know your intentions or the intentions of other drivers. It cannot predict or identify every potentially haz-

ardous situation that an attentive driver can. It's your responsibility to continuously assess Pilot Assist's performance and act if

necessary. As long as you judge its input to be correct, you can let it guide your driving.

Important

Driving conditions

Assessing Pilot Assist's performance requires that you take all driving, traffic, weather or road conditions into considera-

tion. For example, if there is poor visibility you may need to increase the distance to vehicles ahead compared to the dis-

tance kept by Pilot Assist. The same applies to maintaining a speed that is safe for the current road and traffic conditions.

Improved safety and convenience

When used correctly, Pilot Assist can improve safety and reduce the effort of driving. In some cases, it can compensate

for driver errors, such as mistakes caused by lapses of attention or distractions. This potential benefit is a supplement to

safe driving practices. It does not reduce or replace the need for the driver to stay attentive and focused on driving safely.

Driver readiness

Using speed- and distance-keeping features can result in long periods of you not using the pedals. However, you must

remain prepared and ready to brake or accelerate manually if necessary. Avoid changing your driving posture in ways that

can delay your response time.

Hands on the wheel

Pilot Assist can guide your steering but you are still required to keep your hands on the steering wheel, just like when

driving unassisted. As long as you judge the steering input to be correct, you can let Pilot Assist guide your steering.

Emergency stop

The car can initiate a controlled stop if the driver doesn't respond to requests to actively drive the car and keep their hands

on the steering wheel. During the stopping manoeuvre, the car utilises all of the information it continuously collects

about its surroundings to come to a controlled stop in the lane of the road you're on. It also activates the hazard warning

lights to warn other drivers.

You can always override the stop manoeuvre by actively steering, braking or accelerating. This indicates that you are at-

tentive again and available to continue the drive.

Speed range for Pilot Assist

Pilot Assist is available at different speeds depending on the context of activation and use.

You can set target speeds between 30ꢃ150 km/h (20ꢃ90 mph).

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When following another vehicle, Pilot Assist can stay active below 30 km/h (20 mph).

In situations where you are driving slowly behind other vehicles, such as in a traffic queue, you may be able to activate

Pilot Assist despite driving slower than 30 km/h (20 mph). This requires a vehicle ahead whose speed your car can

match.^[1]

Activation and availability

Several conditions must be met to activate Pilot Assist. They can be related to the current traffic and road conditions or the car's

system status. Some are related to the car being driving-ready, such as the driver wearing their seatbelt and all doors being

closed. Others relate to your current driving situation, such as driving at a speed within the speed range for Pilot Assist. If activ-

ation is prevented, the specific reason is typically communicated in the driver information area.

Keeping track of vehicles ahead

One of Pilot Assist's capabilities is to adapt the car's speed to a vehicle ahead and maintain a certain distance to it. Pilot Assist's

behaviour and ability to track traffic ahead depends on several factors, such as your speed and the speed of the vehicle in front.

Very slow or stationary vehicles in front of you can make Pilot Assist behave differently, depending on the situation and your

speed:

If Pilot Assist follows a vehicle that comes to a stop, Pilot Assist slows your car down to a stop behind the other vehicle.

If a stopped vehicle is detected ahead of you, Pilot Assist will slow your car down in an attempt to stop behind the other

vehicle.

Depending on your driving speed, the car may not be able to reach a full stop behind the vehicle in front. You are always

responsible for keeping track of the surrounding traffic and driving the car in a way that allows you to react and control

it safely.

When driving at high speeds, stationary vehicles in front of you can be misinterpreted by Pilot Assist, such as when

catching up to a stationary traffic queue. In a situation like this, Pilot Assist will not consider the stopped cars or slow your

car down. Always be attentive and available to control your car and brake when necessary.

Warning

Stopped or slow vehicles ahead

A stopped vehicle in your lane is a collision risk that requires you to act by braking or steering.^[2]

At low speeds, Pilot Assist may pause when following another vehicle if:

there is uncertainty whether what's detected in front is a stopped vehicle or another object^[3]

.

the vehicle ahead makes a turn and leaves your driving path.

you manually steer the car out of your current lane.

Car status and systems

Pilot Assist relies on the accurate detection and identification of surrounding traffic and road conditions. This includes using in-

formation from cameras, radars and other sensors. The detection system cannot handle all driving, traffic, weather or road con-

ditions. Read the separate manual sections about detection types, how they work and their limitations to better understand

how Pilot Assist's performance can be affected.

Several of Pilot Assist's features depend on other systems in the car.

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To adapt the speed to vehicles ahead, the car uses a combination of radar and camera detection. Consequently, conditions

and limitations of these systems can affect the availability and performance of this feature.

When Pilot Assist's set speed is set to adapt to the speed limit, the value is provided by the car's road sign information

system. In some conditions, it may not be able to provide an accurate speed limit.

Steering assistance is only available when the car can identify its position on the road through camera detection of lane

markings.

This requires that the road conforms to certain standards.

Conditions and limitations of the car's camera detection can affect the availability and performance of steering

assistance.

Important

Car faults

Certain car faults can affect the availability of driver support features. Check the car status view for indicated issues if

Pilot Assist is unavailable.

Car alterations

Modifications, repairs and accessory installations can negatively affect or limit driver support features. There is a separate

manual section with detailed information on this topic.

Other conditions and limitations

Pilot Assist is primarily intended for use when driving on level road surfaces. It may have difficulty keeping the correct

distance to vehicles ahead on steep downhill slopes.

Do not use Pilot Assist when driving with a trailer or heavy loads.

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Pilot Assist's lowest target speed is 30 km/h (20 mph), even if your speed at activation is lower than that.

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Your car can still warn you of the collision risk and perform a safety intervention if you fail to react in time. This can happen

separately from Pilot Assist's capabilities.

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Such as obstacles designed to encourage slow driving.

10.5. Assisted parking

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Your car has several features that help you during parking, such as guidance through camera and sensor

views. Learn how to use the different types of assistance.

Your car's parking assistance features are available in the display's parking view. In most cases, the parking view opens auto-

matically when you need it, but you can also open it yourself in the display.

The following parking assistance features are available in the parking view:

The car senses the surroundings using many different sensors. It uses this information to guide you with sound, graphics and warnings when

driving at low speeds.

Distance and obstacle

detection

The car shows your surroundings using cameras located around the car.

Parking camera views

Park Pilot Assist

This feature can actively steer the car in and out of parking spaces.

The car can automatically brake if an obstacle is detected immediately behind the car while reversing at low speeds.

This feature can warn you if the car detects that traffic is about to cross your reversing path.

Rear Auto Brake

Rear Cross Traffic Alert

Important

Required knowledge and driver responsibility

Assisted parking features are designed to make driving more comfortable and safer, but they do not reduce the need or

responsibility of the driver to operate the car as safely as possible. Be sure to read all related information about a feature

before using it. The section covering driver responsibility is essential reading for understanding the capabilities and limit-

ations of your car's assisted driving features.

If you find anything unclear or have further questions, do not hesitate to contact your Volvo dealer.

Note

Towbar

If you have installed a towbar on your car, some of the parking assistance features might be affected or unavailable.

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10.5.1. Parking view

The parking view contains both camera and parking sensor information to help improve your awareness of

the car's surroundings. This can be useful when manoeuvring at slow speeds, such as when parking.

Accessing the parking view

The parking view often appears automatically when you slow down to park but sometimes you need to open it manually. Find

the Camera app in the contextual bar to open the parking view.

The parking view closes automatically when you are parked or driving above a certain speed.

Features in the parking view

The parking view contains the following features:

Multiple camera views

Front and rear distance and obstacle detection

Rear Auto Brake, which can provide automatic braking for obstacles while reversing at low speeds

Alerts about traffic crossing behind your car^[1]

Park Pilot Assist, which can actively steer the car in and out of parking spaces

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Tip

Temporary mute

You can turn the parking support sounds off by pressing the mute button

of the drive.

in the parking view. This lasts for the rest

Adjust volume

If you want to change the volume of the parking support sounds, go to sound settings.

Check your selected gear

Availability of certain features can depend on your gear selection.

Camera views

There are several camera views to choose from in the parking view.

3D

The car combines front, rear and side camera views to show the car in its surroundings.

Rear A camera at the back of the car provides the rear view.

Front A camera at the very front of the car provides the front view.

Left A camera on the left side of the car provides the left side view.

Right A camera on the right side of the car provides the right side view.

Top view

The top view shows the car from above.

Adjusting the 3D view

You can adjust the 3D view by changing the angle using your fingers. Adjusting the view can make it easier for you to navigate

between different angles and get an overview of your car in the parking view.

Tip

You can always recentre the view by pressing the 3D view symbol. This allows you to return to the default 3D view again.

Obstacle and distance detection

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The parking view can provide visual as well as sound alerts if your car detects any obstacles in your close surroundings.

These alerts escalate the closer you are to a detected obstacle. The colour of the visual indication shifts towards red and the

sound intensifies.

Important

Driver responsibility

Obstacle and distance detection is a supplement to safe driving practices. It does not reduce the need or responsibility of

the driver to operate the car as safely as possible.

The driver is always responsible for paying attention to the car's surroundings and ensuring that it's safe to manoeuvre

the car.

Detection limitations

The car's obstacle and distance detection capabilities have limitations. Read the separate section covering detection of

car surroundings and traffic before using features that rely on these capabilities.

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RCTA

10.5.2. Park Pilot Assist

Park Pilot Assist can help you manoeuvre in and out of parking spaces.

When active, Park Pilot Assist controls the car with high precision, allowing you to park in parking spaces. It works for both

parallel and perpendicular parking, as well as when leaving a parallel parking space. Park Pilot Assist controls steering, accelera-

tion and braking during the manoeuvre.

Important

Read everything

Read all information about the function before using it. It is important to know its proper use and limitations.

Detection of surroundings

Park Pilot Assist relies on the car's ability to detect its surroundings. It primarily uses information from cameras and

parking sensors.

Parking in a parking space

You can use Park Pilot Assist during parallel and perpendicular parking. When you activate Park Pilot Assist, it identifies avail-

able spaces close to the car and presents them in the display. After selecting a space to park in, supervise the manoeuvre and

follow any instructions provided in the display.

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Leaving a parking space

You can use Park Pilot Assist to manoeuvre out of a parallel parking space, if you have used Park Pilot Assist to park there.

When you activate Park Pilot Assist, the car suggests an exit path. After confirming the path, supervise the manoeuvre and fol-

low any instructions provided in the display.

Warning

Pay attention

When using Park Pilot Assist, you must keep the same level of attention to your surroundings as if parking without as-

sistance. Immediately take full control of the car if necessary.

Driver responsibility

The driver is always responsible for driving safely and in accordance with traffic rules and regulations. Park Pilot Assist is

not a substitution for the driver's attention and judgement.

Limitations

Park Pilot Assist cannot handle all traffic, weather and road conditions. Read the separate manual section covering detec-

tion of car surroundings and traffic before using features that rely on these capabilities.

Stopping Park Pilot Assist

You can always stop an ongoing manoeuvre. Depending on how you do it, Park Pilot Assist either pauses or ends the

manoeuvre.

There are several reasons to stop an ongoing Park Pilot Assist manoeuvre, such as:

You want to take over and complete the manoeuvre on your own.

The current placement is good and you don't need it to continue.

You want it to stop for safety reasons.

You can exit Park Pilot Assist in different ways. For example, you can:

Press cancel in the display.

Start steering manually.

Press the accelerator or brake pedal.

Change gear.

Conditions and limitations

Certain events and conditions can prevent activation or pause Park Pilot Assist if they occur during the manoeuvre. Examples

include:

An obstacle is detected in the parking path.

A camera becomes obscured.

The boot, bonnet or a door is opened.

The wing mirrors are folded in.

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The driver's seatbelt is unbuckled.

Park Pilot Assist can resume the manoeuvre when the condition no longer applies. You can also choose to exit Park Pilot Assist

and complete the manoeuvre without using it.

Note

Towbar

If you have a towbar installed, some of the parking assistance features might be affected or unavailable.

10.5.2.1. Parking using Park Pilot Assist

You can activate Park Pilot Assist in the parking view. It's capable of both parallel and perpendicular parking.

The parking view often appears automatically when you slow down to park but sometimes you need to open it manually. Find

the Camera app in the contextual bar to open the parking view.

Important

Before using Park Pilot Assist

Take the time to read everything about Park Pilot Assist in this manual before using it for the first time. Understanding its

capabilities and limitations is important for safe use.

Assess the situation

Make sure the traffic situation and conditions are suitable for activation.

In the parking view, press the Park Pilot Assist button.

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The car begins scanning for available parking spaces.

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Drive slowly to continuously scan for available spaces.

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When the car identifies an available parking space, it's highlighted in the display. The car is capable of identifying several

spaces at the same time.

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Select any of the highlighted spaces to park there.

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The car begins the parking manoeuvre. Follow any instructions in the display.

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Warning

As long as Park Pilot Assist is active

Pay attention to your surroundings and take control of the car if necessary.

The car confirms when it has completed the manoeuvre.

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10.5.2.2. Leaving a parking space using Park Pilot Assist

You can activate Park Pilot Assist in the parking view. It's capable of manoeuvring the car out of a parking

space when you're parallel parked, if you have used Park Pilot Assist to park there.

The parking view often appears automatically when you slow down to park but sometimes you need to open it manually. Find

the Camera app in the contextual bar to open the parking view.

Important

Before using Park Pilot Assist

Take the time to read everything about Park Pilot Assist in this manual before using it for the first time. Understanding its

capabilities and limitations is important for safe use.

Assess the situation

Make sure the traffic situation and conditions are suitable for activation.

In the parking view, press the Park Pilot Assist button.

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The car begins scanning for an exit path.

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When a path is identified, it's highlighted in the display.

To confirm the path and start the manoeuvre, press the Start button in the display.

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The car begins the parking manoeuvre. Follow any instructions in the display.

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Warning

As long as Park Pilot Assist is active

Pay attention to your surroundings and take control of the car if necessary.

The car confirms when it has completed the manoeuvre.

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