2018 VOLVO XC90 TWIN ENGINE power steering

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WARNINGWhile the power steering is working at
reduced power, the driver support functions
with steering assistance are not available.
In such a situation, the driver display shows
the
Power steering failure or Power
Steering Assist Temporarily Reduced message, combined with a STEERING
WHEEL symbol.
Changing the level of steering wheel
resistance*
To change the level of steering wheel resistance,
see the description of the INDIVIDUAL option
under "Available drive modes" in the "Drive
modes" section.
On models not equipped with drive mode con-
trols and the INDIVIDUAL option, steering wheel
resistance can instead be set in the center dis-
play's Top view under:
Settings My Car Drive Modes
Steering force
Steering wheel resistance settings cannot be
accessed when turning at speeds above
10 km/h (6 mph).
Related information
•
Drive modes (p. 445)
• Pilot Assist (p. 311) •
Lane Keeping Aid (p. 364)
• Steering assistance at risk of collision
(p. 372)
• Park Assist Pilot* (p. 395) Stability system Roll Stability
Control
The Roll Stability Control (RSC 1
) system helps
minimize the risk of a rollover in the event of e.g.
a sudden evasive maneuver or if the vehicle
begins to skid.
The RSC system monitors the lateral angle at
which the vehicle is leaning and registers any
changes. Using this information, the system cal-
culates the likelihood of a rollover. If there is an
imminent risk of a rollover, Electronic Stability
Control is activated, engine torque is reduced and
brakes are applied to one or more of the wheels
until the vehicle has regained stability.
WARNING The vehicle

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the vehicle maintains a suitable distance
from such obstacles.
• The camera and radar sensors do not
have the capacity to detect all oncoming
objects and obstacles in traffic environ-
ments, e.g. potholes, stationary obstacles
or objects that completely or partially
block the route.
• Pilot Assist does not "see" pedestrians,
animals, etc.
• The recommended steering input is lim-
ited in force, which means that it cannot
always help the driver to steer and keep
the vehicle within the lane.
• Pilot Assist is switched off if the power
steering is working with reduced power -
e.g. during cooling due to overheating
(see section "Speed-dependent steering
force").
The driver can always correct or adjust steering
assistance provided by Pilot Assist by turning the
steering wheel to the desired position.
Steep roads and/or heavy loadsPilot Assist is primarily intended to be driven on
flat roads. The function may not be able to main-
tain the correct time interval to the vehicle ahead
when driving down steep hills. The driver should be extra attentive and prepared to apply the
brakes.
• Do not use Pilot Assist if the vehicle is carry-
ing a heavy load or towing a trailer.
NOTE Pilot Assist cannot be activated if a trailer,
bike carrier or similar is connected to the
vehicle electrical system.
Other limitations
•
The
Off Road drive mode cannot be
selected when Pilot Assist is activated.
NOTE The function uses the vehicle's camera unit,
which has some general limitations – see the
section "Camera unit limitations".
NOTE
The function uses the vehicle's radar unit,
which has some general limitations – see the
section "Radar unit limitations".
Related information
•
Pilot Assist (p. 311)
• Speed-dependent steering wheel resistance
(p. 272) Pilot Assist* symbols and messages
A number of symbols and messages relating to
Pilot Assist may be displayed in the instrument
panel and/or the head-up display*.

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344City Safety limitations
City Safety functionality may be reduced in cer-
tain situations.
Surroundings
Low objects
Hanging objects, such as flags for overhanging
loads or accessories such as auxiliary lights or
front protective grids that extend beyond the
height of the hood, may limit City Safety function-
ality.
Slippery road conditions
The extended braking distance on slippery roads
may reduce City Safety's capacity to help avoid a
collision. In these types of situations, the Anti-
lock Braking System and Electronic Stability Con-
trol (ESC 77
) will help provide optimal braking
power with maintained stability.
Backlighting
The visual warning signal in the windshield may
be difficult to detect in bright sunlight, if there are
reflections, or if the driver is wearing sunglasses
or not looking straight ahead.
Heat
If the temperature in the passenger compartment
is high due to e.g. bright sunlight, the visual warn-
ing signal in the windshield may be temporarily
disabled.
Camera and radar sensor's field of vision
The camera's field of vision is limited and in cer-
tain situations, it may be unable to detect pedes-
trians, large animals, cyclists or vehicles, or it may
detect them later than expected.
Vehicles that are dirty may be detected later than
clean vehicles, and in dark conditions, motorcy-
cles may be detected late or not at all.
If a text message displayed in the instrument
panel indicates that the camera/radar sensor is
obstructed, it may be difficult for City Safety to
detect pedestrians, large animals, cyclists, vehi-
cles or lane markings in front of the vehicle. City
Safety functionality may therefore be reduced.
Text messages may not be displayed for all situa-
tions in which the windshield sensors are
blocked. The driver must therefore always keep
the windshield in front of the camera/radar sen-
sor clean.
CAUTION Maintenance and replacement of City Safety
components may only be performed by a
workshop – an authorized Volvo workshop is
recommended.
Driver intervention
Backing up
City Safety is temporarily deactivated when the
vehicle is backing up.
Low speed
City Safety is not activated at very low speeds
under 4 km/h (3 mph). The system will therefore
not intervene in situations in which your vehicle is
approaching another vehicle very slowly, such as
when parking.
Active driver
Action by the driver always has priority. City
Safety will therefore not react or will react at a
later stage with a warning or intervention in situa-
tions in which the driver is clearly steering and
operating the accelerator pedal, even if a collision
is unavoidable.
An active and aware driving style may therefore
delay collision warnings and intervention in order
to minimize unnecessary warnings.
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Activating/deactivating Lane
Keeping Aid
The Lane Keeping Aid (LKA
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) function can be
switched On or Off.
On/OffPress the Lane Keeping Aid
button in the center display's
Function view. •
GREEN button indicator light - LKA is acti-
vated.
• GRAY button indicator light - LKA is deacti-
vated.
Related information
•Lane Keeping Aid (p. 364) Selecting type of assistance for
Lane Keeping Aid
The driver can determine what types of assis-
tance LKA 112
should provide if the vehicle veers
from its lane.
1. Select
Settings My Car IntelliSafe in
the center display's Top view.
2. Under Lane Keeping Aid Mode, select
what assistance LKA should provide:
• Assist the driver will receive steering
assistance but no warning.
• Both - the driver will receive both steering
assistance and a warning.
• Warning - the driver will only receive a
warning.
Related information
• Lane Keeping Aid (p. 364) Lane Keeping Aid limitations
In certain demanding driving conditions, Lane
Keeping Aid may not be able to properly assist
the driver. In these situations, it is recommended
that the function be deactivated. Examples of such situations include:
• road work
• winter driving conditions
• poor road surfaces
• a very sporty driving style
• bad weather with reduced visibility
• roads with indistinct or no lane markings
• sharp edges or lines other than the lane's
side markings
• when the power steering works at reduced
power - e.g. during cooling due to overheat-
ing (see section "Speed-dependent steering
force").
NOTE The function uses the vehicle's camera unit,
which has some general limitations – see the
section "Camera unit limitations".
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Lane Keeping Aid
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Steering assistance with braking Intervention with steering assistance and braking.
Braking intervention assists in situations where
steering assistance alone is not sufficient. Brak-
ing force is automatically adapted according to
the situation at the moment the vehicle begins to
run off the road.
Related information
• Steering assistance at risk of collision
(p. 372) Activating/deactivating Run-Off
Mitigation with steering assistance
The driver can choose to have this function On
or Off.
To switch off the function:
1.

Select Settings My Car IntelliSafe
in
the center display's Top view.
2. Deselect Collision avoidance assistance.
>

The function will be deactivated.
NOTE When the
Collision avoidance assistance
function is deactivated, all subfunctions of the
following are deactivated:
• Steering assistance at risk of run-off
• Steering assistance at risk of head-on
collision
• Steering assistance during collision risks
from behind*
Although it is possible to deactivate the func-
tion, the driver is advised to keep it activated
since it can help improve driving safety in
most cases.
Related information
• Steering assistance at risk of collision
(p. 372) Limitations of Run-Off Mitigation
with steering assistance
In certain demanding driving conditions, the
function may not be able to properly assist the
driver. In these situations, it is recommended
that it is turned off.
Examples of such situations include:
• road work
• winter driving conditions
• narrow roads
• poor road surfaces
• a very sporty driving style
• bad weather with reduced visibility
• roads with indistinct or no lane markings
• sharp edges or lines other than the lane's
side markings
• when the power steering works at reduced
power - e.g. during cooling due to overheat-
ing (see section "Speed-dependent steering
force").
NOTE The function uses the vehicle's camera unit,
which has some general limitations – see the
section "Camera unit limitations".

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Related information
• Steering assistance at risk of collision
(p. 372) Activating/deactivating Steering
assistance during collision risks
with oncoming vehicles
The driver can choose to have this function On
or Off.
To switch off the function:
1.

Select Settings My Car IntelliSafe
in
the center display's Top view.
2. Deselect Collision avoidance assistance.
>

The function will be deactivated.
NOTE When the
Collision avoidance assistance
function is deactivated, all subfunctions of the
following are deactivated:
• Steering assistance at risk of run-off
• Steering assistance at risk of head-on
collision
• Steering assistance during collision risks
from behind*
Although it is possible to deactivate the func-
tion, the driver is advised to keep it activated
since it can help improve driving safety in
most cases.
Related information
• Steering assistance at risk of collision
(p. 372) Limitations of steering assistance
during collision risks from
oncoming traffic
The function may have limited functionality in
certain situations and not intervene, e.g.:
•
for smaller vehicles such as motorcycles
• on roads that do not have clear lane mark-
ings
• if more than half of your vehicle has moved
into the adjacent lane
• outside the speed range 60-140 km/h
(37-87 mph)
• when the power steering works at reduced
power - e.g. during cooling due to overheat-
ing (see section "Speed-dependent steering
force").
Functionality may also be reduced in other situa-
tions, such as: • road work
• winter driving conditions
• narrow roads
• poor road surfaces
• a very sporty driving style
• bad weather with reduced visibility.
In these demanding driving conditions, the func-
tion may not be able to properly assist the driver.
In these situations, it is recommended that it is
turned off.

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Related information
• Steering assistance at risk of collision
(p. 372) Activating/deactivating Steering
assistance during collision risks
from behind*
The driver can choose to have this function On
or Off.
To switch it off:
1.

Select Settings My Car IntelliSafe
in
the center display's Top view.
2. Deselect Collision avoidance assistance.
>

The function will be deactivated.
NOTE When the
Collision avoidance assistance
function is deactivated, all subfunctions of the
following are deactivated:
• Steering assistance at risk of run-off
• Steering assistance at risk of head-on
collision
• Steering assistance during collision risks
from behind*
Although it is possible to deactivate the func-
tion, the driver is advised to keep it activated
since it can help improve driving safety in
most cases.
Related information
• Steering assistance at risk of collision
(p. 372) Limitations of steering assistance
during collision risks from behind
The function may have limited functionality in
certain situations and not intervene, e.g.:
•
for smaller vehicles such as motorcycles
• if more than half of your vehicle has moved
into the adjacent lane
• on roads/lanes with indistinct or no side lane
markings
• outside the speed range 60-140 km/h
(37-87 mph)
• when the power steering works at reduced
power - e.g. during cooling due to overheat-
ing (see section "Speed-dependent steering
force").
Functionality may also be reduced in other situa-
tions, such as: • road work
• winter driving conditions
• narrow roads
• poor road surfaces
• a very sporty driving style
• bad weather with reduced visibility.
In these demanding driving conditions, the func-
tion may not be able to properly assist the driver.
In these situations, it is recommended that it is
turned off.

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may not be able to
detect all conditions in all situations and func-
tionality may therefore be limited.
WARNING •
The PAP function is supplementary driver
support intended to facilitate driving and
help make it safer – it cannot handle all
situations in all traffic, weather and road
conditions.
• Pay particular attention to people and
animals near the vehicle.
• Bear in mind that the front end of the
vehicle may swing out towards oncoming
traffic during the parking maneuver.
• Objects situated higher than the detec-
tion area of the sensors are not included
when the parking maneuver is calculated,
which could cause PAP to swing into the
parking space too early. Such parking
spaces should be avoided for this reason.
• PAP is not a substitute for the driver's
attention and judgment. The driver is
always responsible for ensuring the vehi-
cle is driven in a safe manner, at the
appropriate speed, with an appropriate
distance to other vehicles, and in accord-
ance with current traffic rules and regula-
tions.
The driver should be aware of the following limi-
tations for Park Assist Pilot:The parking sequence is cancelledA parking sequence will be cancelled if:
• the driver moves the steering wheel
• the vehicle's speed exceeds 7 km/h (4 mph)
• the driver taps
Cancel in the center display
• when the anti-lock brakes or the Electronic
stability control are engaged - e.g. when a
wheel loses grip on a slippery road
• when the power steering works at reduced
power - e.g. during cooling due to overheat-
ing (see section "Speed-dependent steering
force").
A message in the center display will explain why
the parking sequence was cancelled.
CAUTION Under certain circumstances, PAP may not be
able to find parking spaces – one reason may
be that the sensors are disrupted by external
sound sources that emit the same ultrasonic
frequencies that the system works with.
Examples of such sources include horns, wet
tires on asphalt, pneumatic brakes, exhaust
noise from motorcycles, etc.
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