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Recommended maintenance for the
camera/radar sensor
In order for the camera/radar sensor to function
properly, the area of the windshield in front of
the unit must be kept free of dirt, ice, snow, etc.
and should be washed regularly with water and
car washing detergent.
NOTE Dirt, ice and snow covering the camera and
radar unit reduce their function and can make
measurement impossible.
It could cause functions to be reduced, deac-
tivated completely or produce an incorrect
function response.
Related information

Camera (p. 337) City Safety™
City Safety can alert the driver with light, sound
and pulsations in the brake pedal to help the
driver detect pedestrians, cyclists, large animals
and vehicles that appear suddenly – the vehicle
will then attempt to automatically brake if the
driver does not act within a reasonable amount
of time. Location of the camera and radar sensor
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City Safety can help prevent a collision or lower
the vehicle's speed at the point of impact.
City Safety is an aid intended to assist the driver
if a collision with a pedestrian, large animal,
cyclist or vehicle is imminent.
City Safety can help the driver avoid a collision
when e.g. driving in stop-and-go traffic, when changes in the traffic ahead and driver distraction
could lead to an incident.
The function assists the driver by automatically
applying the brakes if there is an imminent risk of
a collision and the driver does not react in time by
braking and/or steering away.
City Safety activates a brief, forceful braking in an
attempt to stop your vehicle immediately behind
the vehicle or object ahead.
City Safety is activated in situations in which the
driver should have applied the brakes much ear-
lier, which means that the system will not be able
to assist the driver in all situations.
City Safety is designed to be activated as late as
possible to help avoid unnecessary intervention.
Normally, the occupants of the vehicle will not be
aware of City Safety except when the system
intervenes when a collision is imminent.
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WARNING

The City Safety function is supplementary
driver support intended to help improve
driving safety – it cannot handle all situa-
tions in all traffic, weather and road condi-
tions.
The City Safety auto-brake function can
prevent a collision or reduce collision
speed, but to ensure full brake perform-
ance the driver should always depress the
brake pedal – even when the car auto-
brakes.
The warning and steering assistance are
only activated if there is a high risk of col-
lision – you must therefore never wait for
the collision warning or City Safety to
intervene.
Warnings and brake interventions for
pedestrians and cyclists are disengaged
at vehicle speeds over 80 km/h
(50 mph).
City Safety does not activate auto-braking
intervention during heavy acceleration.
City Safety is not a substitute for the driv-
er'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 is advised to read all sections
in the Owner's Manual that relate to City
Safety to learn about factors such as its
limitations and what the driver should be
aware of before using the system (see
the list of links for all subsections).
Related information
City Safety parameters and sub-functions
(p. 342)
Setting a warning distance for City Safety
(p. 344)
Detecting obstacles with City Safety (p. 345)
City Safety in crossing traffic (p. 347)
Limitations of City Safety in crossing traffic
(p. 348)
City Safety and delayed evasive maneuvers
(p. 349)
City Safety braking for oncoming vehicles
(p. 350)
City Safety limitations (p. 351)
City Safety messages (p. 353) City Safety parameters and sub-
functions
City Safety can help avoid a collision with a vehi-
cle, cyclist or large animal ahead by reducing the
vehicle's speed using its automatic braking func-
tion.
If the difference in speed is greater than the
speeds specified below, the City Safety auto-
brake function cannot prevent a collision, but it
can help mitigate its effects.
Vehicles
City Safety can help prevent a collision with a
vehicle ahead by reducing your vehicle's speed
by up to 60 km/h (37 mph).
Cyclists
City Safety can help prevent a collision with a
cyclist ahead by reducing your vehicle's speed by
up to 50 km/h (30 mph).
Pedestrians
City Safety can help prevent a collision with a
pedestrian ahead by reducing your vehicle's
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City Safety and delayed evasive
maneuvers
City Safety can assist the driver by automatically
braking the vehicle when it is not possible to
avoid a collision by steering alone.
City Safety assists the driver by periodically
attempting to predict possible "escape routes" to
the sides of the vehicle in the event a slow-mov-
ing or stationary vehicle were to be detected at a
late stage.
Your vehicle (1) cannot detect any potential escape
routes for veering away from the vehicle ahead (2) and
may therefore apply the brakes at an earlier stage.
Own vehicle
Slow-moving/stationary vehicles
City Safety will not intervene to automatically
apply the brakes if it is possible for the driver to
avoid a collision by steering the vehicle. However, if City Safety determines that an eva-
sive maneuver would not be possible due to traf-
fic in the adjacent lane(s), the function can assist
the driver by automatically starting to apply the
brakes at an earlier stage.
WARNING

The possibility of City Safety predicting a
certain situation is supplementary driver
support intended to improve driving safety
– it cannot handle all situations in all traf-
fic, weather and road conditions.
City Safety is not a substitute for the driv-
er'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.
Limitations of City Safety during evasive
maneuvers
NOTE The function uses the vehicle's combined
camera and radar unit, which has certain gen-
eral limitations; see sections "Camera limita-
tions" and "Radar sensor limitations".
Related information

City Safety™ (p. 341)
Camera limitations (p. 338)
Radar sensor limitations (p. 333)

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City 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 73
) 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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City Safety messages
A number of messages related to City Safety
may be displayed in the instrument panel.
Some examples of symbols and messages are shown in the table below.
Message
Meaning
City Safety
Automatic intervention When City Safety is braking or has activated the automatic braking funct\
ion, one or more symbols may illuminate in
the instrument panel and a text message may be displayed.
City Safety
Reduced functionality Service
required The system is not functioning as intended. Contact a workshop ‒ an authorized Volvo workshop is recommended.A text message can be erased by briefly pressing
the
button in the center of the right-side
steering wheel keypad.
If the message persists: Contact a workshop ‒ an
authorized Volvo workshop is recommended.
Related information
City Safety™ (p. 341)

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BLIS messages
A number of messages related to BLIS 81
may
be displayed in the instrument panel.
Some examples of symbols and messages are shown in the table below. Message
Meaning
Blind spot sensor
Service required The system is not functioning as intended. Contact a workshop ‒ an authorized Volvo workshop is recommended.
Blind spot system off
Trailer attached BLIS and CTA have been deactivated because a trailer has been connected \
to the vehicle's electrical system.A text message can be erased by briefly pressing
the
button in the center of the right-side
steering wheel keypad.
If the message persists: Contact a workshop ‒ an
authorized Volvo workshop is recommended.
Related information
BLIS* (p. 355) 81
Blind Spot Information

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Cross Traffic Alert messages
A number of messages related to CTA 90
may be
displayed in the instrument panel.
Some examples of symbols and messages are shown in the table below. Message
Meaning
Blind spot sensor
Service required The system is not functioning as intended. Contact a workshop ‒ an authorized Volvo workshop is recommended.
Blind spot system off
Trailer attached BLIS and CTA have been deactivated because a trailer has been connected \
to the vehicle's electrical system.A text message can be erased by briefly pressing
the
button in the center of the right-side
steering wheel keypad.
If the message persists: Contact a workshop ‒ an
authorized Volvo workshop is recommended.
Related information
Cross Traffic Alert* (p. 360) 90
Cross Traffic Alert

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NOTE The function uses the vehicle's camera unit,
which has some general limitations – see the
section "Camera unit limitations".
Related information

Road Sign Information* (p. 364)
Camera limitations (p. 338) Driver Alert Control
The Driver Alert Control (DAC) function is
designed to help capture the driver become
aware of erratic behavior, e.g. if the driver is dis-
tracted or showing signs of fatigue.
The objective of DAC is to detect slowly deterio-
rating driving behavior and is primarily intended to
be used on major roads. The function is not
intended for use in city traffic.
DAC is activated when the vehicle's speed
exceeds 65 km/h (40 mph) and remains active
as long as speeds are above 60 km/h (37 mph). DAC detects the vehicle's position in the traffic lane.
A camera monitors the traffic lane's marker lines
and compares the direction of the road with the
driver's movements of the steering wheel. The vehicle is moving erratically in the lane.
If driving behavior becomes
considerably erratic, the driver
will be alerted by this symbol in
the instrument panel, an audi-
ble signal and the messageTime for a break. If the vehicle is equipped with Sensus
Navigation* and the
Rest Stop Guidance func-
tion is activated, a suitable place to take a break
will also be suggested (see section “Selecting
guidance to a rest stop if a Driver Alert Control
warning has been given”).
The warning will be repeated after a short time if
driving behavior does not improve.