Get DRIVER SUPPORT -> City Safety? Guide for Volvo V90 SUV Second Generation (2019-2026)

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The function assists the driver by automati-

cally applying the brakes if there is an immi-

nent risk of a collision and the driver does not

react in time by braking and/or steering away.

City Safety™

WARNING

City Safety⁵⁴can alert the driver with light,

sound and pulsations in the brake pedal to

help the driver detect pedestrians, cyclists,

large animals and vehicles that appear sud-

denly.

The function is supplementary driver

support intended to facilitate driving

and help make it safer – it cannot han-

dle all situations in all traffic, weather

and road conditions.

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City Safety activates a brief, forceful braking in

an attempt to stop your vehicle immediately

behind the vehicle or object ahead.

The driver is advised to read all sec-

tions in the Owner's Manual about this

function to learn of its limitations,

which the driver must be aware of

before using the function.

City Safety is activated in situations in which

the driver should have applied the brakes

much earlier, which means that the system

will not be able to assist the driver in all situa-

tions.

Driver support functions are not a sub-

stitute for the driver's attention and

judgment. The driver is always respon-

sible for ensuring the vehicle is driven

in a safe manner, at the appropriate

speed, with an appropriate distance to

other vehicles, and in accordance with

current traffic rules and regulations.

City Safety is designed to be activated as late

as possible to help avoid unnecessary inter-

vention. Automatic braking will only be applied

after or during a collision warning.

Normally, the occupants of the vehicle will not

be aware of City Safety except when the sys-

tem intervenes when a collision is imminent.

Location of the camera and radar sensor.

City Safety can help prevent a collision or

lower the vehicle's speed at the point of

impact.

Related information

Driver support systems (p. 270)

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City Safety is an aid intended to assist the

driver if a collision with a pedestrian, large ani-

mal, cyclist or vehicle is imminent.

City Safety sub-functions (p. 317)

Setting a warning distance for City Safety

(p. 319)

City Safety can help the driver avoid a collision

when e.g. driving in stop-and-go traffic, when

changes in the traffic ahead and driver distrac-

tion could lead to an incident.

Detecting obstacles with City Safety

(p. 320)

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City Safety braking for oncoming vehicles

(p. 325)

tive at speeds above 70 km/h (43 mph) and

less effective at lower speeds.

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City Safety sub-functions

City Safety⁵⁵can help the driver avoid a colli-

sion with a vehicle, cyclist or large animal

ahead by reducing the vehicle's speed using

its automatic braking function.

Automatic braking during delayed evasive

maneuvers with City Safety (p. 324)

City Safety sub-functions

City Safety in crossing traffic (p. 322)

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If the difference in speed is greater than the

speeds specified below, the City Safety auto-

brake function cannot prevent a collision, but

it can help mitigate its effects.

City Safety steering assistance for evasive

maneuver (p. 324)

City Safety limitations (p. 326)

City Safety messages (p. 329)

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Vehicles

City Safety can help prevent a collision with a

vehicle ahead by reducing your vehicle's speed

by up to 60 km/h (37 mph).

Cyclists

City Safety can help prevent a collision with a

cyclist ahead by reducing your vehicle's speed

by up to 50 km/h (30 mph).

Function overview.

Acoustic collision warning signal

Pedestrians

Collision warning symbol

City Safety can help prevent a collision with a

pedestrian ahead by reducing your vehicle's

speed by up to 45 km/h (28 mph).

Camera/radar sensor distance monitoring

City Safety carries out three steps in the fol-

lowing order:

Large animals

If there is a risk of colliding with a large ani-

mal, City Safety can help reduce your vehicle's

speed by up to 15 km/h (9 mph).

1. Collision warning

2. Brake assistance

3. Auto-brake

The braking function for large animals is pri-

marily intended to mitigate the force of a colli-

sion at higher speeds. Braking is most effec-

Descriptions of what happens in these three

steps are provided below.

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pedestrians, cyclists or large animals that are

crossing the road in front of your vehicle.

The seat belt tensioner may be activated when

the automatic braking function is triggered.

1 - Collision warning

The driver is first alerted to the risk of an immi-

nent collision.

If there is a risk of a collision with a pedestrian,

large animal, cyclist or another vehicle, the

driver will be alerted with light, sound and pul-

sations in the brake pedal. At lower speeds,

during hard braking or if the accelerator pedal

is pressed, the brake pedal pulsation warning

will not be given. The intensity of the brake

pedal pulsations varies according to the vehi-

cle's speed.

In certain situations, auto-braking may begin

with a limited braking force before applying

full braking force.

In vehicles equipped with a head-up display*,

a flashing warning symbol will be displayed on

the windshield.

If City Safety has prevented a collision, the

vehicle will be kept at a standstill until the

driver takes action. If the vehicle has slowed to

avoid colliding with a slower-moving vehicle

ahead, your speed will be reduced to that vehi-

cle's speed.

2 - Brake assistance

If the risk of a collision increases after the colli-

sion warning, brake support will be activated.

Auto-braking can always be cancelled if the

driver presses hard on the accelerator pedal.

If the system determines that the pressure the

driver is exerting on the brake pedal is insuffi-

cient to prevent the collision, brake support

will increase pressure.

NOTE

When City Safety activates the brakes, the

brake lights come on.

Collision warning symbol on the windshield.

3 - Auto-brake

The automatic braking function is activated at

the last moment.

When City Safety applies the brakes, a text

message will appear in the instrument panel

to notify the driver that the function is/was

activated.

NOTE

Visual warnings on the windshield may be

difficult to notice in cases of strong sun-

light, reflections, extreme light contrasts,

or if the driver is wearing sunglasses or is

not looking straight ahead.

If the driver has not taken evasive action by

this stage and a collision is imminent, the

automatic braking function will be triggered.

This occurs whether or not the driver is press-

ing the brake pedal. Full braking force will be

applied to reduce the speed at impact or

reduced braking effect will be applied if this is

sufficient to avoid the collision.

WARNING

City Safety may not be used to change

how the driver operates the vehicle. The

driver must not only rely on City Safety to

brake the vehicle.

City Safety can detect pedestrians, cyclists or

vehicles that are stationary, are moving in the

same direction as your vehicle and are ahead

of your vehicle. City Safety can also detect

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number of warnings, but it will also result in

City Safety providing warnings at a later stage.

Related information

Setting a warning distance for City

Safety

City Safety™ (p. 316)

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City Safety⁵⁶is always active, but the func-

tion's warning distance can be adjusted.

City Safety in crossing traffic (p. 322)

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The Late warning distance setting should

therefore only be used in exceptional cases,

such as when a more dynamic driving style is

preferred.

City Safety braking for oncoming vehicles

(p. 325)

NOTE

City Safety limitations (p. 326)

Head-up display* (p. 143)

Seat belt tensioners (p. 50)

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The City Safety function cannot be deacti-

vated. It is activated automatically each

time the engine/electric motor is started.

The alert distance determines the sensitivity of

the system and regulates the distance at

which the light, sound and brake pulsations

will be activated.

To select warning distance:

1. Select Settings My Car IntelliSafe

in the center display's Top view.

2.

Under City Safety Warning, tap Late,

Normal or Early to set the desired warn-

ing distance.

If the driver feels that the Early setting is giv-

ing too many warnings or finds them irritating,

the Normal or Late warning distance settings

can be selected instead.

If the driver feels that the warnings are too fre-

quent and distracting, the warning distance

can be reduced. This will reduce the total

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Detecting obstacles with City

Safety

WARNING

NOTE

No automatic system can guarantee

The warning with direction indicators for

Rear Collision Warning* is deactivated if

the collision warning distance in the City

Safety function is set to the lowest level

"Late".

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City Safety⁵⁷can help the driver detect other

vehicles, cyclists, large animals and pedes-

trians.

100% correct function in all situations.

You should therefore never test use of

City Safety in the direction of people,

animals or vehicles – this could lead to

severe damage, serious personal injury

or even death.

Vehicles

City Safety can detect most vehicles that are

stationary or are moving in the same direction

as your vehicle. In some cases, it can also

detect oncoming vehicles and crossing traffic.

The seat belt tensioning and braking func-

tions remain active.

City Safety warns the driver if there is a

risk of collision, but the function cannot

reduce the driver's reaction time.

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Related information

For City Safety to be able to detect a vehicle in

the dark, its headlights and taillights must be

on and clearly visible.

City Safety™ (p. 316)

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Even if the warning distance has been

set to Early, warnings may be per-

ceived as late in certain situations –

e.g. when there are large speed differ-

ences or if the vehicle ahead suddenly

brakes heavily.

City Safety limitations (p. 326)

Rear Collision Warning* (p. 330)

Cyclists

With the warning distance set to Early,

warnings come further in advance. This

may cause the warnings to come more

frequently than with warning distance

Normal, but is recommended since it

can make City Safety more effective.

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Examples of what City Safety would interpret to be a

cyclist: clear body and bicycle shapes.

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