Volvo XC40 Recharge Plug-in Hybrid (2021 year). Manual in english — page 19

Messages for City Safety (p. 346)

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Subfunctions for City Safety

City Safety

can help to prevent a collision

or reduce the collision speed. The function
consists of several subfunctions.

Ability to reduce speed

If the speed difference between the driver's
car and the obstacle is greater than the follow-
ing specified speeds, the City Safety auto-
brake function cannot prevent a collision but it
can mitigate the consequences of a collision.

Vehicles

For a vehicle in front, City Safety can reduce
the speed by up to 60 km/h (37 mph).

Cyclists

For a cyclist, City Safety can reduce the speed
by up to 50 km/h (30 mph).

Pedestrians

For a pedestrian, City Safety can reduce speed
by up to 45 km/h (28 mph).

Large animals

In the event of a risk of a collision with a large
animal, City Safety can reduce the car's speed
by up to 15 km/h (9 mph).

The brake function for large animals is primar-
ily intended to reduce the force of the impact
at higher speeds and is most effective at
speeds above 70 km/h (43 mph) but less
effective at lower speed.

The steps of City Safety

City Safety carries out three steps in the fol-
lowing order:

1. Collision warning
2. Brake support
3. Auto Brake

1 - Collision warning

The driver is first warned of a potentially immi-
nent collision.

City Safety can detect pedestrians, cyclists or
vehicles that are stationary or moving in the
same direction as the car and are ahead. City
Safety can also detect pedestrians, cyclists or
large animals that are crossing the road in
front of the car.

In the event of a risk of collision with a pedes-
trian, larger animal, cyclist or vehicle, the
driver is alerted by means of a visual, acoustic
and brake pulse warning. There is no brake
pulse warning at lower speeds, sudden driver
braking or acceleration. The brake pulse fre-
quency varies according to the car's speed.

The function is not available in all markets.

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2 - Brake support

If the risk of collision has increased further
after the collision warning then the brake sup-
port is activated.

Brake support reinforces the driver’s braking
action if the system considers that the braking
is not sufficient to avoid a collision.

3 - Auto Brake

The automatic brake function is activated last.

If in this situation the driver has not yet started
to take evasive action and the risk of collision
is imminent then the automatic braking func-
tion is deployed - this takes place irrespective
of whether or not the driver brakes. Braking
then takes place with full brake force in order
to reduce collision speed, or with limited brake
force if it is sufficient to avoid a collision.

The seatbelt tensioner can be activated in con-
nection with the engagement of the automatic
brake function.

In some situations, the action of Auto-brake
may begin with light braking and then pro-
gress to full brake action.

When City Safety has prevented a collision
with a stationary object, the car remains sta-
tionary in anticipation of positive action by the
driver. If the car has been braked to avoid colli-
sion with a slower vehicle in front, its speed is
reduced to match that of the vehicle in front.

On cars with manual gearbox, the engine
stops when the Auto-brake function has
stopped the car, unless the driver has man-
aged to depress the clutch pedal before-
hand.

The driver can always interrupt a braking inter-
vention by firmly depressing the accelerator
pedal.

When City Safety brakes, the brake lights
come on.

When City Safety is activated and brakes the
vehicle, the driver display shows a text mes-
sage to the effect that the function is/has
been active.

WARNING

City Safety must not be used by the driver

to change his/her driving style - the driver

must not rely on City Safety alone and

allow it to do the braking.

Related information

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City Safety in cross traffic (p. 340)

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City Safety brakes for oncoming vehicles
(p. 342)

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Seatbelt tensioner (p. 49)

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Setting the warning distance for

City Safety

is always activated, but the

driver can select the warning distance for the
function.

The City Safety function cannot be deacti-
vated. It is activated automatically when
the engine/electric operation is started and
remains switched on until the engine/elec-
tric operation is switched off.

The warning distance determines the sensitiv-
ity of the system and regulates the distance at
which a visual, acoustic and brake pulse warn-
ing should be deployed.

To select warning distance:

1. Select

Settings

My Car

IntelliSafe

in the centre display's top view.

2. Under

City Safety Warning

, select either

Late

Normal

Early

to set the desired

warning distance.

If the

Early

setting produces too many warn-

ings, which could be perceived as irritating in
certain situations, the

Normal

Late

warn-

ing distance can be selected.

When warnings are perceived as being too
frequent or disturbing, the warning distance
can be reduced, which reduces the total num-
ber of warnings and instead leads to City
Safety giving a warning at a later stage.

The

Late

warning distance should therefore

only be used in exceptional cases, as in
dynamic driving.

WARNING

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No automatic system can guarantee
100% correct function in all situations.
Therefore, never test City Safety by
driving at people, animals or vehicles -
this may cause severe damage and
injury and risk lives.

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City Safety warns the driver when
there is a risk of a collision, but it can-
not shorten the driver’s reaction time.

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Even if the warning distance has been
set to

Early

warnings could be per-

ceived as being late in certain situa-
tions, e.g. when there are large differ-
ences in speed or if vehicles ahead
suddenly brake heavily.

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With the warning distance set at

Early

the warnings will come more in
advance. This may mean that the warn-
ings come more frequently than at the
warning distance

Normal

, but it is rec-

ommended since it can make City
Safety more effective.

Related information

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Rear Collision Warning

(p. 353)

The function is not available in all markets.

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Detection of obstacles with City

Safety

City Safety

can help the driver to detect

vehicles, cyclists, large animals and pedes-
trians.

Vehicles

City Safety detect most vehicles that are sta-
tionary or moving in the same direction as the
driver's own car. This function can also detect
oncoming vehicles and cross traffic in certain
cases.

In order that City Safety shall be able to detect
a vehicle in the dark, the vehicle's front and
rear lights must be working and clearly illumi-
nated.

Cyclists

Examples of what City Safety interprets as a cyclist

— with clear body outline and bicycle outline.

Good performance requires that the system
function that detects a cyclist must receive the
clearest possible information about the body
and bicycle outline, requiring the ability to
identify the bicycle, head, arms, shoulders,
legs, upper and lower body plus a normal
human pattern of movement.

If large parts of the cyclist's body or bicycle
are not visible to the function's camera then
the system cannot detect a cyclist.

For the function to be able to detect a cyclist,
he/she must be an adult and riding a bicycle
designed for adults.

WARNING

City Safety is supplementary driver sup-

port, but it cannot detect all cyclists in all

situations and, for example, cannot see:

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partially obscured cyclists.

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cyclists if the background contrast for
the cyclists is poor.

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cyclists wearing clothing that obscures
the body outline.

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bicycles loaded with large objects.

Warnings and brake interventions could be

late or not occur at all. The driver is always

responsible that the vehicle is driven cor-

rectly and with a safety distance adapted

to the speed.

The function is not available in all markets.

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Pedestrians

Examples of what the system regards as pedestrians

with clear body outlines.

Good performance requires that the system
function that detects a pedestrian must
receive the clearest possible information about
the body outline, requiring the ability to iden-
tify the head, arms, shoulders, legs, upper and
lower body plus a normal human pattern of
movement.

In order that it shall be possible to detect a
pedestrian there must be a contrast with the
background and this will be affected by such
things as clothes, the background and the
weather. With poor contrast the pedestrian
may either be detected late or not at all, which
may mean that warnings and braking are late
or omitted.

City Safety can also detect pedestrians in the
dark if they are illuminated by the car's head-
lamps.

WARNING

City Safety is supplementary driver sup-

port, but it cannot detect all pedestrians in

all situations and, for example, cannot see:

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partially obscured pedestrians, people
in clothing that hides their body con-
tour or pedestrians shorter than 80 cm
(32 in.).

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pedestrians if the background contrast
for the pedestrians is poor.

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pedestrians who are carrying larger
objects.

Warnings and brake interventions could be

late or not occur at all. The driver is always

responsible that the vehicle is driven cor-

rectly and with a safety distance adapted

to the speed.

Large animals

Examples of what City Safety interprets as large ani-

mals - standing still or walking slowly and with clear

body outline.

Good performance requires that the system
function that detects a large animal (e.g. elk
and horse) must receive the clearest possible
information about the body outline, requiring
the ability to identify the animal directly from
the side in combination with what is a normal
pattern of movement for the animal.

If parts of the animal's body are not visible to
the function's camera then the system cannot
detect the animal.

City Safety can also detect large animals in the
dark if they are illuminated by the car's head-
lamps.

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WARNING

City Safety is supplementary driver sup-

port, but it cannot detect all large animals

in all situations and, for example, cannot

see:

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partially obscured large animals.

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larger animals seen from the front or
from behind.

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large animals that run or move quickly.

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large animals if the background con-
trast for the animals is poor.

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small animals such as dogs and cats,
for example.

Warnings and brake interventions could be

late or not occur at all. The driver is always

responsible that the vehicle is driven cor-

rectly and with a safety distance adapted

to the speed.

Related information

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City Safety in cross traffic

City Safety

can help the driver when turn-

ing and crossing the path of another oncom-
ing vehicle at an intersection.

Sector in which City Safety can detect
oncoming crossing vehicles.

For City Safety to detect an oncoming vehicle
on a collision course, the oncoming vehicle
must first enter the sector in which City Safety
can analyse the situation.

The following further criteria must also be ful-
filled:

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your car must be travelling at no less than
4 km/h (3 mph)

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your car must turn to the left in markets
with right-hand traffic (or to the right in
left-hand traffic)

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the oncoming vehicle must have its head-
lamps switched on.

Related information

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The function is not available in all markets.

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Limitations for City Safety in cross

traffic

In some cases City Safety may have difficulty
helping the driver deal with collision risks due
to oncoming cross traffic.

Examples are:

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Stability control ESC intervenes in the
event of slippery driving conditions.

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If the oncoming vehicle is detected too
late.

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If the oncoming vehicle is obscured by
something.

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If the oncoming vehicle has headlamps
switched off.

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If the oncoming vehicle drives in an unpre-
dictable manner, for example, abruptly
changes lanes at a late stage.

City Safety in cross traffic (p. 340)

This function uses the car's camera and
radar units, which have certain general lim-
itations.

Related information

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Limitations for camera and radar unit
(p. 399)

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Automatic braking in the event of

an impeded evasive manoeuvre

with City Safety

City Safety

has the facility to assist the

driver by automatically braking the car earlier
when it is not possible to avoid a collision by
only steering away.

City Safety assists the driver by continuously
attempting to anticipate whether there are
"escape routes" to the side in case a slow or
stationary vehicle ahead is discovered at a late
stage.

Your car (1) "sees" no options for evading the vehicle

ahead (2) and can therefore auto-brake earlier.

Your car

Slow/stationary vehicle

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City Safety does not intervene with the auto-
brake function as long as the driver him/
herself has the opportunity to avoid a collision
via a steering manoeuvre.

However, if City Safety anticipates that an
evasive manoeuvre is not possible due to traf-
fic in an adjacent lane, the function can assist
the driver by automatically starting to brake at
an earlier stage.

Related information

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City Safety brakes for oncoming

vehicles

City Safety can assist the driver to use emer-
gency braking for an oncoming vehicle in
your car's lane.

If an oncoming vehicle enters your car's lane
and a collision is unavoidable, City Safety can
reduce the car's speed with a view to reducing
the violence of the impact.

Your car

Oncoming vehicles

For this function to work, the following criteria
must be met:

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your car must be travelling at more than
4 km/h (3 mph)

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the road section must be straight

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your car's lane must have clear lane mark-
ings

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your car must be positioned straight in its
own lane

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the oncoming vehicle must be within your
car's lane markings

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the oncoming vehicle must have its head-
lamps switched on

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this function can only handle "front to
front" collisions

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this function can only detect vehicles with
four wheels.

WARNING

Warnings and brake interventions due to

an impending collision with an oncoming

vehicle always come very late.

Related information

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Limitations of City Safety

The City Safety

function may have limita-

tions in certain situations.

Surroundings

Low objects

Low-hanging objects, e.g. a flag/pennant for
projecting load, or accessories such as auxili-
ary lamps and bull bars that are higher than
the bonnet limit the function.

Skidding

On slippery road surfaces the braking distance
is extended, which may reduce the capacity of
City Safety to avoid a collision. In such situa-
tions, the anti-lock brakes and the stability
control ESC

are designed to give the best

possible braking force with maintained stabil-
ity.

Oncoming light

The visual warning signal in the windscreen
may be difficult to notice in the event of strong
sunlight, reflections, when sunglasses are
being worn or if the driver is not looking
straight ahead.

Heat

In the event of high passenger compartment
temperature, caused by e.g. strong sunlight,
the visual warning signal in the windscreen
may be temporarily disengaged.

The camera and radar unit's field of view

The camera's field of vision is limited, which is
why pedestrians, large animals, cyclists and
vehicles in some situations cannot be
detected, or they are detected later than
anticipated.

Dirty vehicles may be detected later than oth-
ers and if it is dark, motorcycles may be
detected late or not at all.

If a text message in the driver display indicates
that the camera or radar unit is obstructed,
City Safety may be unable to detect pedes-
trians, large animals, cyclists, vehicles or road
lines ahead of the car. This means that the
functionality of City Safety may be reduced.

However, an error message is not shown in all
situations where the windscreen sensors are
obstructed. The driver must therefore take
care to keep the area of windscreen in front of
the camera and radar unit clear.

IMPORTANT

Maintenance of driver support components
must only be performed at a workshop –
an authorised Volvo workshop is recom-
mended.

Driver intervention

Reversing

When your own car is reversing, City Safety is
temporarily deactivated.

Low speed

City Safety is not activated at very low speeds
- below 4 km/h (3 mph) - and the system
therefore does not intervene in situations
where your car is approaching a vehicle ahead
very slowly, e.g. when parking.

Active driver

Driver commands are always prioritised,
which is why City Safety does not intervene or
postpone warning/intervention in situations
where the driver is steering and accelerating in
a decisive manner, even if a collision is
unavoidable.

Active and aware driving behaviour can there-
fore delay a collision warning and intervention
in order to minimise unnecessary warnings.

The function is not available in all markets.

Electronic Stability Control

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Important warnings

WARNING

Driver supports only warn of obstacles

which their radar unit has detected –

hence a warning may not be given, or it

may be given with a certain delay.

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Never wait for a warning or interven-
tion. Apply the brakes when the situa-
tion requires.

WARNING

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Warnings and brake interventions
could be implemented late or not at all
if a traffic situation or external influ-
ences mean that the camera and radar
unit cannot detect pedestrians,
cyclists, large animals or vehicles cor-
rectly.

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For vehicles to be detected at night,
their headlamps and rear lamp cluster
must be switched on and shining
clearly.

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The camera and radar unit has a limited
range for pedestrians and cyclists. The
system can provide effective warnings
and brake interventions as long as the
relative speed is below 50 km/h
(30 mph). For stationary or slow-mov-
ing vehicles, warnings and brake inter-
ventions are effective at vehicle speeds
up to 70 km/h (43 mph). Speed reduc-
tion for large animals is less than 15
km/h (9 mph) and can be achieved at
vehicle speeds above 70 km/h
(43 mph). The warning and brake inter-
vention for large animals is less effec-
tive at lower speeds.

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Warnings for stationary or slow-mov-
ing vehicles as well as large animals

may be disengaged due to darkness or
poor visibility.

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Warnings and brake interventions for
pedestrians and cyclists are deacti-
vated at vehicle speeds exceeding
80 km/h (50 mph).

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Do not place, stick or mount anything
on the outside or inside of the wind-
screen in front of or around the camera
and radar unit — this can interfere with
camera-dependent functions.

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Objects, snow, ice or dirt in the area of
the camera sensor may reduce its func-
tionality, fully deactivate it or give
incorrect function response.

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WARNING

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The City Safety auto-brake function
can prevent a collision or reduce colli-
sion speed, but to ensure full brake
performance the driver should always
depress the brake pedal – even when
the car auto-brakes.

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The warning is only activated if there is
a high risk of collision – you must
therefore never wait for a collision
warning.

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The warning and brake intervention for
pedestrians and cyclists are deacti-
vated at vehicle speeds exceeding
80 km/h (50 mph).

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City Safety does not activates any
auto-brake functions in the event of
heavy acceleration.

This function uses the car's camera and
radar units, which have certain general lim-
itations.

Market limitation

City Safety is not available in all countries. If
City Safety does not appear in the centre dis-
play's

Settings

menu, the car is not equipped

with this function.

Search path in the top view of the centre dis-
play:

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Settings

My Car

IntelliSafe

Related information

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Limitations for camera and radar unit
(p. 399)

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Messages for City Safety

A number of messages regarding City Safety
can be shown in the driver display. Here are
some examples.

Message

Specification

City Safety

Automatic intervention

When City Safety brakes or has done an automatic braking, several of the driver display symbols may be
illuminated in connection with a text message being shown.

City Safety

Reduced functionality Service
required

The system does not function as it should. A workshop should be contacted

An authorised Volvo workshop is recommended.

A text message can be cleared by briefly
pressing the

button, located in the centre

of the steering wheel's right-hand keypad.

If a message persists, contact a workshop

Related information

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