2019 VOLVO XC90 TWIN ENGINE Owners Manual

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Managing Adaptive Cruise Control speed
(p. 305)
Setting Adaptive Cruise Control time inter-
vals (p. 306)
Deactivating/reactivating Adaptive Cruise
Control (p. 307)
Passing assistance with Adaptive Cruise
Control (p. 309)
Starting passing assistance with Adaptive
Cruise Control (p. 310)
Limitations of passing assistance with Adap-
tive Cruise Control (p. 310)
Switching target vehicles with Adaptive
Cruise Control (p. 310)
Automatic braking with Adaptive Cruise Con-
trol (p. 311)
Adaptive Cruise Control limitations (p. 312)
Switching between Cruise Control and Adap-
tive Cruise Control (p. 313)
Symbols and messages for Adaptive Cruise
Control (p. 314) Adaptive Cruise Control and
collision warning
Adaptive Cruise Control can alert the driver if the
distance to the vehicle ahead suddenly decrea-
ses to an unsafe distance.
Collision warning light on the windshield
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. Audio-visual collision warning
Camera/radar sensor distance monitoring
Adaptive Cruise Control utilizes approx. 40% of
the vehicle's braking capacity. If a situation
requires more braking force than the Adaptive
Cruise Control can provide, and if the driver does
not apply the brakes, a warning light and audible
warning signal will be activated to alert the driver
that immediate action is required.
NOTE Visual warnings on the windshield may be dif-
ficult to notice in cases of strong sunlight,
reflections, extreme light contrasts, or if the
driver is wearing sunglasses or is not looking
straight ahead.
WARNING
Adaptive Cruise Control only issues a warning
for vehicles detected by its radar unit – thus, a
warning may come after a delay or not at all.
Never wait for a warning. Apply the
brakes when necessary.
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Control with collision warning
In vehicles equipped with a head-up display*, a
flashing warning symbol will be displayed on the
windshield. Collision warning symbol on the windshield
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.
NOTE Visual warnings on the windshield may be dif-
ficult to notice in cases of strong sunlight,
reflections, extreme light contrasts, or if the
driver is wearing sunglasses or is not looking
straight ahead.
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Adaptive Cruise Control* (p. 300)
Head-up display* (p. 142) Activating and starting Adaptive
Cruise Control
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC
42
) must first be
activated and then started before it can regulate
speed and distance.
Putting Adaptive Cruise Control in
standby mode Note: This illustration is general and details may vary
depending on model.
Adaptive Cruise Control is in standby mode each
time the engine is started. To put ACC in standby
mode from active mode:
–
Press ◀ (2) or ▶ (3) on the steering wheel
keypad and scroll to the (4) function.
>

The symbol will appear and Adaptive
Cruise Control will go into standby mode.
Starting/activating Adaptive Cruise
Control
To start ACC:
The driver's seat belt must be buckled and
the driver's door must be closed.
There must be a vehicle ahead (target vehi-
cle) within a reasonable distance or your
vehicle's current speed must be at least
15 km/h (9 mph). Note: This illustration is general and details may vary
depending on model.
–
With the (4) function displayed, press
(1) on the steering wheel keypad.
>

Adaptive Cruise Control will start and the
current speed will be stored, which will be
shown by numbers in the center of the
speedometer. 41
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ACC will only regulate the time
interval to the vehicle ahead
when the distance symbol
shows two vehicles.
A speed interval will be marked
at the same time.
The higher speed is the set
speed for your vehicle and the
lower speed is the speed of the
vehicle ahead (target vehicle).
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Adaptive Cruise Control* (p. 300) Managing Adaptive Cruise Control
speed
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC 43
) can be set to
various speeds.
Setting/changing set speed Note: This illustration is general and details may vary
depending on model and market.
: Increases the set speed.
: Reduces the set speed.
Set speed.–
Change a set speed by pressing the (1)
or (2) buttons briefly or by pressing and
holding them:
Press briefly: Press briefly: each press
changes the speed in +/- 5 mph
(+/- 5 km/h) increments.
Press and hold: release the button when
the set speed indicator (3) has moved to
the desired speed.
The most recently set speed will be stored.
If speed is increased by depressing the accelera-
tor pedal while pressing the (1) button on
the steering wheel, the vehicle's speed when the
button is pressed will be stored as the set speed.
Temporarily increasing speed using the accelera-
tor pedal, e.g. when passing another vehicle, will
not affect the setting. The vehicle will return to
the set speed when the accelerator pedal is
released. 42
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Automatic transmission
Adaptive Cruise Control can follow another vehi-
cle at speeds from a standstill up to 200 km/h
(125 mph).
The lowest speed that can be set for Adaptive
Cruise Control is 30 km/h (20 mph). When fol-
lowing another vehicle, ACC can monitor that
vehicle's speed and slow your own vehicle down
to a standstill, but it is not possible to set speeds
lower than 30 km/h (20 mph).
The highest possible speed that can be set is
200 km/h (125 mph).
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Adaptive Cruise Control* (p. 300) Setting Adaptive Cruise Control
time intervals
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC
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) can be set to
various time intervals to the vehicle ahead.
Different time intervals to the
vehicle ahead can be selected
and are shown in the instru-
ment panel as 1–5 horizontal
bars. The more bars, the longer
the time interval. One bar rep-
resents an interval of
approx. 1 second to the vehicle ahead. 5 bars
represents approx. 3 seconds.
The same symbol appears when the Distance
Alert function is activated.
NOTE When the symbol in the instrument panel
shows two vehicles, ACC is following the vehi-
cle ahead at a preset time interval.
When only one vehicle is shown, there is no
vehicle ahead within a reasonable distance. Controls for setting a time interval
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. Reduce the time interval
Increase the time interval
Distance indicator
– Press the (1) or (2) button to decrease or
increase the time interval.
>
The distance indicator (3) shows the cur-
rent time interval.
In order to help your vehicle follow the vehicle
ahead as smoothly and comfortably as possible,
Adaptive Cruise Control allows the time interval
to vary noticeably in certain situations. At low
speeds, when the distance to the vehicle ahead
is short, Adaptive Cruise Control increases the
time interval slightly. 44
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NOTE
The greater the vehicles' speed, the
greater the distance between them for a
set time interval.
Only use the time intervals permitted by
local traffic regulations.
If the Adaptive Cruise Control does not
seem to respond with a speed increase
when activated, it may be because the
time interval to the vehicle ahead is
shorter than the set time interval.
WARNING
Only use a time interval suitable for the
current traffic conditions.
The driver should be aware that short
time intervals give them limited time to
react and act to any unforeseen traffic
situation.
Setting how ACC should maintain
distance* to the vehicle ahead
A number of different settings can be made for
how Adaptive Cruise Control should maintain a
time interval to the vehicle ahead. Settings are
made using the DRIVE MODE controls. Select one of the following:
Eco - ACC will focus on providing optimal
fuel economy, which will increase the time
interval to the vehicle ahead.
Comfort - ACC will focus on following the
set time interval to the vehicle ahead as
smoothly as possible.
Dynamic
- ACC will focus on following the
set time interval to the vehicle ahead more
exactly, which could mean faster acceleration
and heavier braking.
For more information, see "Drive modes".
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Adaptive Cruise Control* (p. 300)
Drive modes (p. 454)
Managing Cruise Control speed (p. 293) Deactivating/reactivating Adaptive
Cruise Control
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC
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) can be tempo-
rarily put into standby mode and then reactiva-
ted.
Deactivating and putting Adaptive
Cruise Control in standby mode Note: This illustration is general and details may vary
depending on model.
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To temporarily deactivate Adaptive Cruise Control
and put it in standby mode:
– Press the button on the steering wheel
(2).
> The symbol in the instrument panel
changes color from WHITE to GRAY and
the set speed in the center of the speed-
ometer will change from BEIGE to GRAY.
WARNING
If Adaptive Cruise Control is in standby
mode, the driver must intervene and regu-
late both speed and distance to the vehicle
ahead.
If the vehicle comes too close to a vehicle
ahead when Adaptive Cruise Control is in
standby mode, the driver is instead warned
of the short distance by the Distance Alert
function.
Standby mode due to action by the driver
Adaptive Cruise Control will be temporarily deac-
tivated and put in standby mode if:
the brakes are applied
the gear selector is moved to N
the vehicle is driven faster than the set
speed for more than 1 minute Temporarily increasing speed using the accelera-
tor pedal, e.g. when passing another vehicle, will
not affect the setting. The vehicle will return to
the set speed when the accelerator pedal is
released.
Automatic standby mode
Adaptive Cruise Control is dependent on other
systems, such as Electronic Stability Control
(ESC
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). If any of these other systems stops
working, Adaptive Cruise Control will automati-
cally switch off.
WARNING With automatic standby mode, the driver is
warned by an acoustic signal and a message
on the instrument panel.

The driver must then regulate vehicle
speed, apply the brakes if necessary, and
maintain a safe distance to other vehicles.
Adaptive Cruise Control may go into standby
mode if: your vehicle's speed goes below 5 km/h
(3 mph) and ACC cannot determine if the
vehicle ahead is stationary or if it is another
object, e.g. a speed bump.
your vehicle's speed goes under 5 km/h
(3 mph) and the vehicle ahead turns so that
ACC no longer has a vehicle to follow.
the driver opens the door.
the driver unbuckles the seat belt.
the engine speed (rpm) is too low/high.
one or more of the wheels lose traction.
the brake temperature is high.
the parking brake is applied.
the camera/radar sensor is covered by snow
or heavy rain (the camera lens/radar waves
are blocked)
Reactivating Adaptive Cruise Control
from standby mode Note: This illustration is general and details may vary
depending on model.
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To reactivate ACC from standby mode:
– Press the button on the steering wheel
(1).
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Speed will be set to the most recently
stored speed.
WARNING A noticeable increase in speed may follow
when the speed is resumed with the
steering wheel button.
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Adaptive Cruise Control* (p. 300) Passing assistance with Adaptive
Cruise Control
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC
48
) can assist the
driver when passing other vehicles.
How passing assistance worksWhen ACC is following another vehicle and you
indicate that you intend to pass that vehicle by
using the turn signal 49
, Adaptive Cruise Control
will begin accelerating toward the vehicle ahead
before your vehicle has moved into the passing
lane.
The function will then delay a speed reduction to
avoid early braking as your vehicle approaches a
slower-moving vehicle.
The function remains active until your vehicle has
passed the other vehicle.
WARNING Please note that this function can be acti-
vated in more situations than just passing
another vehicle, such as when a direction indi-
cator is used to indicate a lane change or
before exiting to another road – the vehicle
will then briefly accelerate.
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Adaptive Cruise Control* (p. 300)
Starting passing assistance with Adaptive
Cruise Control (p. 310)
Limitations of passing assistance with Adap-
tive Cruise Control (p. 310) 48
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49 Only the left-hand turn signal for left-hand drive vehicles, or right-ha\
nd turn signal for right-hand drive vehicles.

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Adaptive Cruise Control
Several conditions must be met for passing
assistance to be possible.
Requirements for passing assistanceIn order to activate passing assistance:
your vehicle must be following a vehicle
ahead (target vehicle)
your vehicle's current speed must be
at least 70 km/h (43 mph)
the set speed for ACC must be high
enough to safely pass another vehicle.
Starting parking assistanceTo start passing assistance:
–
Turn on the left turn signal.
>

Passing assistance will start.
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Adaptive Cruise Control* (p. 300)
Passing assistance with Adaptive Cruise
Control (p. 309) Limitations of passing assistance
with Adaptive Cruise Control
Passing assistance functionality may be reduced
in certain situations.
WARNING The driver should be aware that if conditions
suddenly change when using Parking Assis-
tance, the function may implement an unde-
sired acceleration in certain conditions.
Some situations should be avoided, e.g. if:

the vehicle is approaching an exit in the
same direction as passing would normally
occur
the vehicle ahead slows before your vehi-
cle has had time to switch to the passing
lane
traffic in the passing lane slows down
a vehicle for right-hand traffic is driven in
a country with left-hand traffic (or vice
versa).
Situations of this type can be avoided by tempo-
rarily putting ACC 50
in standby mode.
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Adaptive Cruise Control* (p. 300)
Passing assistance with Adaptive Cruise
Control (p. 309) Switching target vehicles with
Adaptive Cruise Control
At certain speeds, models with automatic trans-
missions and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC 51
)
can switch target vehicles.
Switching target vehicles If the target vehicle ahead turns suddenly, there may be
stationary traffic ahead.
When Adaptive Cruise Control is actively follow-
ing another vehicle at speeds under 30 km/h
(20 mph) and switches targets from a moving
vehicle to a stationary vehicle, Adaptive Cruise
Control will brake for the stationary vehicle. 50
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