2008-2017 Volvo XC60 SUV Instruments and controls -> Active high beams (AHB)* User Manual
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03 Instruments and controls  
High/low beam headlights  
High beam flash  
Active high beams (AHB)*  
Pull the lever toward the steering wheel to  
position 1. The high beams come on until the  
lever is released.  
When the engine is started, the low beams  
are activated automatically if the headlight  
AHB uses a camera at the upper edge of the  
windshield to detect the headlights of oncom-  
ing vehicles or the taillights of a vehicle  
directly ahead. When this happens, the head-  
lights will automatically switch from high  
beams to low beams. When the camera no  
longer detects the headlights/taillights of  
other vehicles, your headlights will switch  
back to high beams after several seconds.  
control is in position  
.
Related information  
Active Bending Lights (ABL)* (p. 92)  
Active high beams (AHB)* (p. 90)  
Lighting panel (p. 89)  
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Tunnel detection (models with the rain  
sensor* only) (p. 92)  
To activate AHB:  
Turn the headlight control to the  
position.  
The feature will begin functioning if the engine  
has been running for at least 20 seconds and  
the vehicle's speed is at least 12 mph  
(20 km/h).  
Headlight switch and steering wheel lever  
High beam flash  
Toggle between high and low beams  
Continuous high beam headlights  
With the headlight switch in the  
(in dark  
conditions only, when the daytime running  
lights have automatically switched off and the  
low beam headlights have switched on) or  
position:  
Pull the lever toward the steering wheel to  
position 2 and release it to toggle  
between low and high beams.  
Headlight switch in the AUTO position  
90  
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.  
03 Instruments and controls  
Switch AHB on or off by pulling the left steer-  
ing wheel lever rearward (toward the steering  
wheel) as far as possible and releasing it. If  
AHB is switched off while the high beams are  
on, the headlights will change to low beams.  
NOTE  
CAUTION  
In the following situations, it may be nec-  
essary to switch between high and low  
beams manually:  
Keep the windshield in front of the  
camera free of ice, snow, dirt, etc.  
Do not mount or in any way attach  
anything on the windshield that could  
obstruct the camera.  
In heavy fog or rain  
In blowing snow or slush  
In bright moonlight  
If Active high beam Temporary  
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In freezing rain  
unavailable Switch manually is displayed in  
the instrument panel, switching between high  
and low beams will have to be done man-  
ually. However, the light switch can remain in  
In areas with dim street lighting  
When oncoming vehicles have dim  
front lighting  
If there are pedestrians on or near the  
road  
the  
Windscreen Sensors blocked is displayed  
and the symbol is displayed. The  
symbol will go out when these messages are  
displayed.  
position. The same applies if  
If there are reflective objects, such as  
signs, near the road  
When oncoming vehicles' lights are  
obscured by e.g., fences, bushes, etc.  
Models with an analog instrument panel  
AHB may be temporarily unavailable (e.g., in  
heavy fog or rain). When AHB becomes active  
again or if the sensors in the windshield are  
no longer obscured, the messages will disap-  
When AHB is activated, the  
illuminate in the instrument panel. The high  
beam indicator ( ) in the instrument panel  
symbol will  
When there are vehicles on connecting  
roads  
At the top of hills or in dips in the road  
In sharp curves  
will also illuminate when the high beams are  
on.  
pear and the  
symbol will illuminate.  
Models with a digital instrument panel  
See The camera’s limitations (p. 217) for  
more information about the camera's limita-  
tions.  
When AHB is activated,  
will illuminate  
as a white symbol in the instrument panel.  
When the high beams are on, the symbol will  
change to blue.  
Related information  
High/low beam headlights (p. 90)  
Lighting panel (p. 89)  
91  

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