Get DRIVER SUPPORT -> Pilot Assist* Guide for Volvo V90 SUV Second Generation (2019-2026)

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Pilot Assist*³⁷

The driver sets the desired speed and distance

to the vehicle ahead. Pilot Assist monitors the

distance to the vehicle ahead and the traffic

lane's side markers using the camera and

radar sensor. The system maintains the set

time interval to the vehicle ahead by automati-

cally adjusting your vehicle's speed and keeps

your vehicle in its lane by providing steering

assistance.

WARNING

Pilot Assist can help the driver keep the vehi-

cle in the current traffic lane by providing

steering assistance and maintaining an even

speed and a set time interval to the vehicle

ahead.

Pilot Assist is deactivated automatically

and resumes working without prior notice.

The color of the steering

wheel symbol indicates the

current status of steering

assistance:

How Pilot Assist works

The Pilot Assist function is primarily intended

for use on highways and other major roads

where it can help provide a more comfortable

and relaxing driving experience.

• GREEN indicates that

steering assistance is active

If the Curve Speed Assist (CSA)* function is

activated, it may also affect the vehicle's

speed.

• GRAY (as shown in illustration) indicates that

steering assistance is deactivated.

Pilot Assist's steering assistance is based on

monitoring the direction of the vehicle ahead

and the traffic lane's side marker lines. The

driver can override Pilot Assist's steering rec-

ommendations at any time and steer in

another direction, e.g. to change lanes or avoid

obstacles on the road.

If the camera/radar sensor cannot detect the

lane's side marker lines or if Pilot Assist is

unable for some other reason to clearly inter-

pret the lane, Pilot Assist will temporarily

deactivate steering assistance until it can once

again interpret the lane markings. However,

the speed and distance warnings will remain

active. The driver will be alerted by slight

vibrations in the steering wheel that the func-

tion has been temporarily deactivated.

The camera/radar sensor monitors the distance to

the vehicle ahead and detects lane markings.

Camera and radar sensor

Distance monitor

Lane marker line monitors

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camera and radar sensor, braking may occur

unexpectedly or not at all.

Pilot Assist strives to keep the vehicle

in the center of the lane

WARNING

The function is supplementary driver

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When Pilot Assist provides steering assis-

tance, it strives to position the vehicle in the

center of the lane between the lane markings.

To make the driving experience as smooth as

possible, the driver should permit the vehicle

to find good positioning. The driver should

check that the vehicle is positioned safely in

the lane and can always adjust the vehicle's

position by applying more force to the steering

wheel.

Pilot Assist attempts to follow a vehicle ahead

in the same lane and maintain a time interval

to that vehicle set by the driver. If the radar

sensor does not detect a vehicle ahead, it will

instead maintain the speed set by the driver.

This will also happen if the speed of the vehi-

cle ahead exceeds the set speed for your vehi-

cle.

support intended to facilitate driving

and help make it safer – it cannot han-

dle all situations in all traffic, weather

and road conditions.

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.

CAUTION

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.

If Pilot Assist does not position the vehicle

appropriately in the lane, the driver should

turn off Pilot Assist or switch to Adaptive

Cruise Control*.

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Only a workshop may perform mainte-

nance on driver support components – an

authorized Volvo workshop is recom-

mended.

Hands on the steering wheel

Pilot Assist only functions if the driver's hands

are on the steering wheel.

In curves and forks in the road

Pilot Assist is designed to interact with the

driver. The driver should never wait for steer-

ing assistance from Pilot Assist, but instead

should always be ready to increase his or her

own steering efforts, particularly in curves.

If Pilot Assist detects that the

driver's hands are not on the

steering wheel, a symbol and

text message will appear to

instruct the driver to actively

steer the vehicle.

Pilot Assist regulates speed by accelerating

and braking. It is normal for the brakes to emit

a slight sound when they are being used to

adjust speed.

When the vehicle is approaching an off-

ramp or a fork in the road, the driver

should steer toward the desired lane to

indicate to Pilot Assist the desired direc-

tion of travel.

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Pilot Assist attempts to smoothly regulate

speed. The driver must apply the brakes in sit-

uations requiring immediate braking. For

example, when there are great differences in

speed between vehicles or if the vehicle ahead

brakes suddenly. Due to limitations in the

If the driver's hands are still not detected on

the steering wheel after a few seconds have

passed, the instructions to actively steer the

vehicle will be repeated, accompanied by an

audible signal.

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Pilot Assist*³⁸controls and display

A summary of how Pilot Assist is controlled

using the right-side steering wheel keypad

and how the function is shown in the display.

: Increases the set speed

If Pilot Assist still does not detect the driver's

hands on the steering wheel after a few more

seconds have passed, the audible signal will

become intense and the steering function will

switch off. Pilot Assist must then be reactiva-

: Reduces the set speed

Increases the time interval to the vehicle

ahead

Controls

ted by pressing the

wheel.

button on the steering

Reduces the time interval to the vehicle

ahead

Related information

◀: Switches from Pilot Assist to Adaptive

Cruise Control

Driver support systems (p. 270)

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Selecting and activating Pilot Assist*

Function symbol

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(p. 292)

Symbols for target vehicle

Pilot Assist* limitations (p. 295)

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Symbol for time interval to the vehicle

ahead

Pilot Assist* controls and display (p. 291)

Pilot Assist* symbols and messages

(p. 297)

Symbol for activated/deactivated steering

assistance

Adjusting set speed for driver support

(p. 300)

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Function buttons and symbols.

▶: Switches from Adaptive Cruise Control*

to Pilot Assist

Setting time interval to the vehicle ahead

(p. 301)

Switching target vehicles with driver sup-

port (p. 299)

: From standby mode - activates Pilot

Assist and sets the current speed

Collision risk warning from driver support

(p. 298)

: From active mode - deactivates/

puts Pilot Assist in standby mode

Auto-hold braking with driver support

(p. 302)

: Activates Pilot Assist from standby

mode and resumes the set speed and time

interval

Passing assistance (p. 306)

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your vehicle's current speed must be at

least 15 km/h (9 mph).

Instrument panel

Selecting and activating Pilot

Assist*³⁹

Pilot Assist must first be selected and then

activated before it can regulate speed and

distance and provide steering assistance.

1. Press the ◀ (1) or ▶ (3) button on the

steering wheel keypad and scroll to the

Pilot Assist symbol

(4).

> Gray symbol – Pilot Assist is in standby

mode.

When Pilot Assist is selected, press

(2) on the steering wheel keypad to acti-

vate.

2.

> White symbol – Pilot Assist starts and

the current speed is stored as the maxi-

mum speed.

Speed indicators.

Set speed

Reactivating Pilot Assist to the last

stored speed

Speed of the vehicle ahead

–

When Pilot Assist is selected, press

on the steering wheel keypad to activate.

The current speed of your vehicle

To start Pilot Assist:

The driver's seat belt must be buckled and

the driver's door must be closed.

•

Related information

> The Cruise Control marking in the

instrument panel will change from

GRAY to WHITE and the vehicle will

then return to the most recently set

speed.

Pilot Assist* (p. 289)

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There must be a vehicle ahead (target

vehicle) within a reasonable distance or

•

WARNING

A noticeable increase in speed may follow

when the speed is resumed with the

steering wheel button.

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Deactivating Pilot Assist*⁴⁰

Pilot Assist can be deactivated and switched

NOTE

WARNING

Note that the Pilot Assist function only

works when the driver's hands are on the

steering wheel.

With Pilot Assist in standby mode, the

driver must intervene and steer and

regulate both speed and distance to

the vehicle ahead.

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off.

If the vehicle comes too close to a vehi-

cle ahead when Pilot Assist is in

standby mode, the driver is instead

warned of the short distance by the

Distance Alert* function.

Additional markings in the instrument

panel

Pilot Assist will only regulate

the time interval to the vehi-

cle ahead when the distance

symbol shows a vehicle (1)

over the steering wheel sym-

bol.

Related information

Adaptive Cruise Control* (p. 280)

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Pilot Assist's steering assistance is only active

when the steering wheel symbol (2) changes

from GRAY to GREEN.

Selecting and activating Adaptive Cruise

Control* (p. 282)

•

Press the

wheel (2).

button on the steering

1.

Switching between cruise control and

Adaptive Cruise Control* in the center dis-

play (p. 286)

•

A speed interval will be

marked at the same time.

> The symbol and markings turn gray –

Pilot Assist goes into standby mode.

The time interval indicator light and any

symbols for the target vehicle will go

out.

Adaptive Cruise Control* limitations

(p. 285)

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The higher speed is the

stored speed for your vehicle

and the lower speed is the

speed of the vehicle ahead

(target vehicle).

Temporarily deactivating steering assis-

tance with Pilot Assist* (p. 295)

2. Press the ◀ (1) or ▶ (3) buttons on the

steering wheel to select another function.

> The Pilot Assist symbol and marking (4)

in the instrument panel will go out and

the stored maximum speed will be

erased.

Related information

Pilot Assist* (p. 289)

•

Deactivating Pilot Assist* (p. 293)

Pilot Assist* limitations (p. 295)

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Pilot Assist*⁴¹standby mode

Pilot Assist can be deactivated and put in

standby mode. This may happen automati-

cally or be due to driver intervention.

your vehicle's speed goes under 5 km/h

(3 mph) and the vehicle ahead turns so

that Pilot Assist no longer has a vehicle to

follow.

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WARNING

With automatic standby mode, the driver is

warned by an acoustic signal and a mes-

sage on the instrument panel.

Standby mode means that the function is

selected in the instrument panel but not acti-

vated. In standby mode, Pilot Assist will not

regulate the speed or distance to the vehicle

ahead or provide steering assistance.

Related information

The driver must then regulate vehicle

speed, apply the brakes if necessary,

and maintain a safe distance to other

vehicles.

•

Pilot Assist* (p. 289)

•

Selecting and activating Pilot Assist*

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(p. 292)

Deactivating Pilot Assist* (p. 293)

Pilot Assist* limitations (p. 295)

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Standby mode due to action by the

driver

Adaptive Cruise Control may go into standby

mode if, e.g.:

Pilot Assist will be deactivated and put in

standby mode if any of the following occurs:

the driver opens the door.

•

the brake temperature is high.

The brakes are applied.

•

the driver's hands are not on the steering

wheel.

The gear selector is moved to N.

A turn signal is used for more than

1 minute.

the parking brake is applied.

•

the engine speed (rpm) is too low/high.

the driver unbuckles the seat belt.

one or more of the wheels lose traction.

The vehicle is driven faster than the set

speed for more than 1 minute.

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Automatic standby mode

the camera/radar sensor is covered by

snow or heavy rain (the camera lens/radar

waves are blocked).

Pilot Assist is dependent on other systems,

such as Electronic Stability Control (ESC⁴²). If

any of these other systems stops working,

Pilot Assist will be automatically deactivated.

your vehicle's speed goes under 5 km/h

(3 mph) and Pilot Assist cannot determine

if the vehicle ahead is stationary or if it is

another object, e.g. a speed bump.

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Pilot Assist*⁴⁴limitations

Pilot Assist functionality may be reduced in

Temporarily deactivating steering

WARNING

assistance with Pilot Assist*⁴³

In some situations, Pilot Assist may have

trouble helping the driver properly or may

be deactivated automatically – we advise

against using Pilot Assist in such cases.

Examples of such situations include:

certain situations.

Pilot Assist steering assistance can be tem-

porarily deactivated and reactivated without

prior warning.

When the turn signals are used, Pilot Assist's

steering assistance will be temporarily deacti-

vated. When the turn signal is switched off,

steering assistance will be automatically reac-

tivated if the traffic lane's side markings can

still be detected.

Pilot Assist is a driver support function

designed to simplify driving and assist the

driver in many situations. However, the driver

is always responsible for maintaining a suita-

ble distance to vehicles or objects around it

and ensuring that the vehicle is correctly posi-

tioned in the traffic lane.

the lane markings are worn, missing or

cross each other.

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lane division is unclear, for example,

when the lanes divide or merge or at

exits or when there are multiple sets of

markings.

•

If Pilot Assist cannot clearly interpret the

lane's side marker lines or if the camera/radar

sensor is unable for some other reason to

clearly interpret the lane, Pilot Assist will tem-

porarily deactivate steering assistance. How-

ever, the speed and distance warnings will

remain active. Steering assistance will resume

when the side marker lines can once again be

interpreted. In these situations, the driver may

be alerted through slight vibrations in the

steering wheel that steering assistance is tem-

porarily deactivated.

edges or other lines than lane markings

are present on or near the road, e.g.

curbs, joints or repairs to the road sur-

face, edges of barriers, roadside edges

or strong shadows.

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the lane is narrow or winding.

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the lane contains ridges or holes.

weather conditions are poor, e.g. rain,

snow or fog or slush or reduced visibil-

ity with poor light conditions, back-

lighting, wet road surface, etc.

Related information

The driver should also note that Pilot Assist

has the following limitations:

Pilot Assist* (p. 289)

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Selecting and activating Pilot Assist*

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High curbs, roadside barriers, tempo-

rary obstacles (traffic cones, safety bar-

riers, etc.) are not detected. Alterna-

•

(p. 292)

Deactivating Pilot Assist* (p. 293)

Pilot Assist* limitations (p. 295)

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tively, they may be detected incorrectly

Steep roads and/or heavy loads

Pilot Assist is primarily intended to be driven

on flat roads. The function may not be able to

maintain the correct time interval to the vehi-

cle ahead when driving down steep hills. The

driver should be extra attentive and prepared

to apply the brakes.

WARNING

as lane markings, with a subsequent

risk of contact between the vehicle and

such obstacles. The driver is responsi-

ble for ensuring that the vehicle main-

tains a suitable distance from such

obstacles.

Pilot Assist should only be used if there are

clear lane lines painted on each side of the

lane. All other use will increase the risk of

contact with nearby obstacles that cannot

be detected by the functions.

The camera and radar sensors do not

have the capacity to detect all oncom-

ing objects and obstacles in traffic

environments, e.g. potholes, stationary

obstacles or objects that completely or

partially block the route.

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Do not use Pilot Assist if the vehicle is carrying

a heavy load or towing a trailer.

WARNING

This is not a collision avoidance sys-

tem. The driver is always responsible

and must intervene if the system fails

to detect a vehicle ahead.

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NOTE

Pilot Assist cannot be activated if a trailer,

bike carrier or similar is connected to the

vehicle electrical system.

Pilot Assist does not "see" pedestrians,

animals, etc.

The function does not brake for people

or animals and does not brake for small

vehicles, such as bikes and motorcy-

cles. Similarly, it does not brake for low

trailers, oncoming, slow-moving or sta-

tionary vehicles and objects.

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The recommended steering input is

limited in force, which means that it

cannot always help the driver to steer

and keep the vehicle within the lane.

Other limitations

The Off Road drive mode cannot be selected

when Pilot Assist is activated.

Do not use the function in demanding

situations, such as in city traffic, at

intersections, on slippery surfaces,

with a lot of water or slush on the road,

in heavy rain/snow, in poor visibility, on

winding roads, or on on/off ramps.

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In vehicles equipped with Sensus

Navigation*, the function is able to use

information from map data, which

could cause variations in performance.

•

NOTE

The function uses the vehicle's camera and

radar sensor, which has certain general

limitations.

Pilot Assist will be switched off if the

speed-dependent power steering

wheel resistance is working at reduced

power, e.g. during cooling due to over-

heating.

Related information

The driver can always correct or adjust steer-

ing assistance provided by Pilot Assist by turn-

ing the steering wheel to the desired position.

Pilot Assist* (p. 289)

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Camera/radar sensor limitations (p. 311)

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