2017 VOLVO XC90 TWIN ENGINE HYBRID cruise control

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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.274
Cruise Control (CC)
Cruise Control (CC) is designed to assist thedriver by maintaining a set speed. It is primarilyintended for use on long straight roads in steadytraffic, such as on highways and other mainroads in smoothly flowing traffic.

Overview
Function buttons and symbols (generic illustration)
Increases the set speed or CC switchesfrom standby mode to active mode
The set speed will be resumed
Press to put CC in active mode and setthe current speed or from active mode, pressto put CC in standby mode
— Decreases the set speed
Set speed indicator
The vehicle's current speed
The set speed
In models equipped with the optional AdaptiveCruise Control (ACC), the driver can togglebetween CC and ACC – see the article "Switch-ing between Cruise Control and Adaptive CruiseControl".

WARNING
•The vehicle must always be drivenaccording to current traffic/road condi-tions. The driver must take action if CCdoes not maintain a suitable speedand/or distance to other vehicles.
•The driver is always responsible for oper-ating the vehicle in a safe manner.

Related information
•Starting and activating Cruise Control(p. 274)
•Changing Cruise Control speed (p. 275)
•Deactivating/resuming Cruise Control (CC)(p. 276)
•Turning Cruise Control off (p. 277)
•Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)* (p. 281)
•Switching between Cruise Control andAdaptive Cruise Control* (p. 278)
Starting and activating CruiseControl
Cruise Control (CC) must be selected and acti-vated before it can regulate the vehicle's speed.
Selecting CC (putting it in standby
mode)
Function buttons and symbols
–Press ◀ (1) or ▶ (3) to scroll to the CC
() function.
>The symbol (4) will be displayed in theinstrument panel. This indicates that CChas been selected and can then be acti-vated to maintain a set speed.

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NOTE
Before CC can be activated, the vehicle'sspeed must be at least 20 mph (30 km/h).This is also the lowest speed that can be set.

Activating CC (putting it in active mode
and setting a speed)
–With the symbol displayed (CC is in
standby mode), press the button (2) onthe left-side steering wheel keypad.
>This puts CC in active mode and willmaintain the vehicle's current speed.

Related information
•Cruise Control (CC) (p. 274)
•Switching between Cruise Control andAdaptive Cruise Control* (p. 278)
•Deactivating/resuming Cruise Control (CC)(p. 276)
•Turning Cruise Control off (p. 277)
Changing Cruise Control speed
Changing a set speed
Function buttons and symbols (generic illustration)
–Change a set speed by pressing the (1)or — (3) buttons briefly or by pressing andholding them:
•Press briefly: changes speed in+/– 5 mph (+/– 5 km/h) increments.Each press changes the vehicle's speedby +/– 5 mph (+/– 5 km/h).
•Press and hold: changes the speed+/– 1 mph (+/– 1 km/h) at a time.Release the button when the set speedindicator (4)/(6) has moved to the desiredspeed.
If speed is increased by pressing the accelerator
pedal before the button is pressed, the vehi-cle's speed when the button is pressed will
become the set speed assuming that the accel-erator pedal is still depressed when the button ispressed.
A temporary increase in speed, such as whenpassing another vehicle, does not affect the CCset speed. The vehicle will return to the set speedwhen the accelerator pedal is released. Alwaysobserve posted speed limits.

Engine braking instead of applying the
brakes
CC regulates speed by applying the brakeslightly. To avoid a loss of speed when drivingdown hills, use the engine braking functioninstead of letting the CC apply the brakes. In thissituation, the driver can temporarily deactivate theCC braking function.
To do so:
–Press the accelerator pedal approx. halfwaydown and release it.
>CC will automatically deactivate the auto-matic brake function and will then onlyuse the engine braking function.

Related information
•Cruise Control (CC) (p. 274)

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Deactivating/resuming CruiseControl (CC)
Cruise Control (CC) can be temporarily deacti-vated and put in standby mode.

Deactivating and putting CC in standby
mode
To temporarily deactivate and put Cruise Controlin standby mode:
Function buttons and symbols (generic illustration)
–Press the button (2).
>The set speed marker (4) and symbols willchange colors from WHITE to GRAY.
This indicates that CC is temporarily instandby mode and will not maintain a setspeed.
Standby mode due to action by the driver
CC is temporarily deactivated and put in standbymode if:
•the brakes are applied
•The gear selector is moved to N
•the vehicle is driven faster than the setspeed for more than 1 minute.
In these cases, the driver will have to regulate thevehicle's speed.
A temporary increase in speed, such as whenpassing another vehicle, does not affect the CCset speed. The vehicle will return to the set speedwhen the accelerator pedal is released.

Automatic standby mode
CC switches automatically to standby mode if:
•the wheels lose traction
•engine speed (rpm) is too high/low
•brake temperature is too high
•the vehicle's speed goes below approx.20 mph (30 km/h)
In these cases, the driver will have to regulate thevehicle's speed.
Reactivating CC from standby mode
To reactivate CC after it has temporarily been putin standby mode:
–Press the button (1).
>The set speed marker (4) will changecolor from GRAY to WHITE. The vehiclewill then return to the most recently setspeed.

WARNING
There may be a significant increase in speed
after the button has been pressed.
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–Press the button (2).
>The set speed marker (4) and symbols willchange colors from GRAY to WHITE. CCwill then set and maintain the vehicle'scurrent speed.

Related information
•Cruise Control (CC) (p. 274)
•Starting and activating Cruise Control(p. 274)
Turning Cruise Control off
Cruise Control (CC) can be deactivated (turnedoff).
Function buttons and symbols
1.Press the button (2) on the left-sidesteering wheel keypad.
>This puts CC in standby mode.
2.Press the ◀ or ▶ button to switch to anotherfunction.
> The Cruise Control symbol in the instru-
ment panel will go out.
3.Press the button (2) again.
>Another function will be activated and theset speed in the CC system's memory willbe erased.
In models equipped with the optional AdaptiveCruise Control (ACC), the driver can toggle
between CC and ACC – see the article "Switch-ing between Cruise Control and Adaptive CruiseControl".
Related information
•Cruise Control (CC) (p. 274)
•Starting and activating Cruise Control(p. 274)
•Switching between Cruise Control andAdaptive Cruise Control* (p. 278)

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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.278
Switching between Cruise Control
and Adaptive Cruise Control*
In models equipped with the optional ACC, thedriver can toggle between CC and ACC.
A symbol in the instrument panel will indicatewhich system is currently being used:
CC
Cruise Control
ACC
Adaptive Cruise Control
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AIf the symbol is WHITE, the function is active. If the symbol isGRAY, the function is in standby mode.

Switching from ACC to CC
To switch from ACC to CC:
1.Put ACC in standby mode with the but-ton on the left-side steering wheel keypad.
2.From the center display's Function view, tapthe Cruise control button.
>The symbol in the instrument panel will
change from (ACC) to (CC) and CC is in standby mode (readyfor use but not currently maintaining a setspeed).
3.Press the button on the left-side steer-ing wheel keypad.
>CC goes into active mode and sets thevehicle's current speed.
WARNING
Switching from ACC to CC means that:
•Your vehicle will no longer automaticallymaintain a set distance to a vehicleahead.
•Only the set speed will be maintained andthe driver will have to apply the brakeswhen needed.
If CC was activated when the engine was turnedoff, ACC will be selected and go into standbymode when the engine is restarted.

Switching from CC to ACC
To switch from CC to ACC:
1.Put CC in standby mode with the buttonon the left-side steering wheel keypad.
2.In the center display's Function view, tap theAdaptive Cruise Control button.
>The symbol in the instrument panel will
change from (CC) to (ACC) and ACC is in standby mode (readyfor use but not currently maintaining a setspeed/time interval).
3.Press the button on the left-side steer-ing wheel keypad.
>ACC goes into active mode and sets thevehicle's current speed and the selectedtime interval to the vehicle ahead.
Related information
•Cruise Control (CC) (p. 274)
•Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)* (p. 281)
•Center display overview (p. 33)

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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.279
Distance Alert*
Distance Alert is a function that alerts the driverif the time interval to the vehicle ahead is tooshort.
Distance Alert is active at speeds above approxi-mately 20 mph (30 km/h) and only reacts to avehicle ahead that is driving in the same direc-tion. No information is provided for vehicles driv-ing toward you, moving very slowly, or at a stand-still.
Warning light (generic illustration)
A warning light in the windshield glows steadily ifyour vehicle is closer to the one ahead than theset time interval.

NOTE
Strong sunlight, reflections, extreme light con-trasts, the use of sunglasses, or if the driver isnot looking straight ahead may make the vis-ual warning signal in the windshield difficult tosee.

NOTE
Distance Alert only monitors distance to thevehicle ahead while Adaptive Cruise Control isin standby mode or off.

WARNING
Distance Alert only indicates the distance tothe vehicle ahead. It does not affect thespeed of your vehicle.
Head-up-display *
Distance Alert symbol in the windshield (generic illustra-tion)
In vehicle is equipped with the head-up display*,the symbol in the windshield will only appear ifthe distance to the vehicle ahead is shorter thanthe preset value. However, the Show DriverSupport In Head-Up Display function has tobe activated in the Settings menu. See the article"Head-up display" for additional information.

NOTE
Strong sunlight, reflections, extreme light con-trasts, the use of sunglasses, or if the driver isnot looking straight ahead may make the vis-ual warning signal in the windshield difficult tosee.

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Related information
•Distance Alert* limitations (p. 281)
•Using Distance Alert* (p. 280)
•Head-up display (HUD)* (p. 122)
Using Distance Alert*
Distance Alert is used as follows:

Operation
Pull down the center display'sTop view and select Settingsfollowed by Distance alert.Tap to turn the function On orOff.

Setting a time interval
Controls for setting a time interval
Reduce the time interval
Increase the time interval
Distance/time indicator
–Press button (1) or (2) on the left-side steer-ing wheel keypad to reduce or increase thetime interval to the vehicle ahead.
>The indicator (3) shows the current timeinterval.
Different time intervals to thevehicle ahead can be selectedand are shown in the instru-ment panel as 1–5 horizontalbars. The greater the number ofbars, the longer the time inter-val.
One bar between the vehicles represents a timeinterval of approximately 1 second; 5 bars isapproximately 3 seconds.
The same symbol appears if Adaptive CruiseControl is activated.

NOTE
•The greater the vehicles' speed, thegreater the distance between them for aset time interval.
•The set time interval is also used byAdaptive Cruise Control*.
•Only use time intervals permitted by localtraffic regulations.

Related information
•Distance Alert* (p. 279)

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Distance Alert* limitations
Distance Alert uses the same radar sensor asAdaptive Cruise Control* and has several limita-tions.

WARNING
•The radar sensor has a limited field ofvision. In some situations it may detect avehicle later than expected or not detectother vehicles at all.
•The radar sensor cannot cover all drivingsituations and traffic, weather and roadconditions.
•The driver is responsible for maintaining asafe distance and speed and must inter-vene if the various driver support systemsdo not maintain a suitable speed or suita-ble distance to the vehicle ahead.
•Maintenance of radar sensor componentsmay only be performed by a trained andqualified Volvo technician.
•Strong sunlight, reflections from the roadsurface, strong lighting contrasts or usingsunglasses may make the warning light inthe windshield difficult to see.
WARNING
•Poor weather or winding roads can affectthe radar sensor's capacity to detect vehi-cles ahead.
•A vehicle's size (e.g., a motorcycle) canalso affect the radar sensor's capacity todetect another vehicle. This may result inthe warning light illuminating at a shorterdistance than the one that has been setor not illuminating at all.
•High speeds may also result in the warn-ing light illuminating at a shorter distancethan the one that has been set due tolimitations in the radar sensor's range.
For additional information, see also the article"Radar sensor limitations."

Related information
•Radar sensor limitations (p. 319)
•Distance Alert* (p. 279)
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)*
ACC is an optional system designed to assistthe driver by maintaining a set speed or a settime interval to the vehicle ahead.
ACC helps provide more relaxed driving on longtrips on highways or other major roads in a rela-tively even flow of traffic.
The camera and radar sensor monitor the distance tothe vehicle ahead (generic illustration - certain detailsmay vary from model to model)
The driver sets that desired speed and time inter-val to the vehicle ahead. When the camera andradar sensor detects a slower moving vehicleahead, your vehicle's speed is automaticallyadapted. When there are no longer slower mov-ing vehicles ahead, your vehicle will accelerate toresume the set speed.
ACC is designed to follow a vehicle ahead in thesame lane and maintain a time interval to that