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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  
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An assisted lane change is possible  
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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  
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When appropriate, pull the right-hand steering wheel stalk all the way down.  
Activation is confirmed in the driver information area.  
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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  
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Pull the right-hand side steering wheel stalk all the way down.  
Deactivation is confirmed in the driver information area.  
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Deactivating by braking  
Press down on the brake pedal.  
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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.  
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Your new set target speed is shown next to the speedometer.  
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[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.  
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Steering assistance is either enabled or disabled.  
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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.  
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The car recognises that you want to change lanes. If the necessary conditions are met, the car begins to guide your steer-  
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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.  
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Go to Driving → Driver support.  
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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.  
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Go to Driving → Driver support.  
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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 30ꢀ150 km/h (20ꢀ90 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]  
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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.  
[1]  
Pilot Assist's lowest target speed is 30 km/h (20 mph), even if your speed at activation is lower than that.  
[2]  
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.  
[3]  
Such as obstacles designed to encourage slow driving.  
10.5. Assisted parking  
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Finding and selecting a navigation destination Camera detection and limitations Radar detection and limitations Parking sensor detection and limitations Collision warnings and mitigation Adjusting the sensitivity for forward collision warnings Enabling and disabling rear collision warnings Disabling rear cross traffic alert Disabling automatic braking when reversing Disabling lane keeping aid Disabling lane departure warnings Blind spot information Enabling blind spot alerts Door opening alerts Enabling door opening alerts Driver alert Disabling driver alerts Speed limiter Activating the speed limiter Deactivating the speed limiter Adjusting the speed limiter value Enabling the speed limiter in settings Speed limit warnings Disabling speed limit warnings Disabling sound alerts for speed limit changes Pilot Assist communication and status Activating Pilot Assist Deactivating Pilot Assist Adjusting the target speed for Pilot Assist Enabling and disabling steering assistance when driving Changing lanes with Pilot Assist Enabling Pilot Assist in settings Adjusting Pilot Assist settings Pilot Assist conditions and limitations Park Pilot Assist Parking using Park Pilot Assist Leaving a parking space using Park Pilot Assist

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