Volvo XC40 (2021 year). Manual in english - page 16

Selecting and activating Pilot Assist

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Collision risk warning from driver support
(p. 293)

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Switching target vehicles with driver sup-
port (p. 294)

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Setting time interval to the vehicle ahead
(p. 295)

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Adjusting set speed for driver support
(p. 294)

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Auto-hold braking with driver support
(p. 297)

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Passing assistance

(p. 292)

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Contacting Volvo (p. 26)

Pilot Assist

controls

A summary of how Pilot Assist is controlled
using the right-side steering wheel keypad
and how the function is shown in the display.

Function buttons and symbols.

▶

: Switches from Adaptive Cruise Control

to Pilot Assist

From standby mode

- activates Pilot

Assist and sets the current speed

From active mode

- deactivates/

puts Pilot Assist in standby mode

: Activates Pilot Assist from standby

mode and resumes the set speed and time
interval

: Increases the set speed

: Reduces the set speed

Increases the time interval to the vehicle
ahead
Reduces the time interval to the vehicle
ahead

◀

: Switches from Pilot Assist to Adaptive

Cruise Control
Function symbol

Symbols for target vehicle

Symbol for time interval to the vehicle
ahead
Symbol for activated/deactivated steering
assistance

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Pilot Assist

displays

The following illustrations show how Pilot
Assist can appear in the various displays in
different situations.

Speed

Speed indicators.

Set speed

Speed of the vehicle ahead

The current speed of your vehicle

Time interval

Pilot Assist will only regulate
the time interval to the vehi-
cle ahead when the distance
symbol shows a vehicle (1)
over the steering wheel sym-
bol.

Pilot Assist's steering assistance is only active
when the steering wheel symbol (2) changes
from GRAY to GREEN.

When driving

In the following illustration, Road Sign Infor-
mation (RSI

) indicates that the maximum

permitted speed is 130 km/h (80 mph).

The previous illustration shows that Pilot
Assist is set to maintain a speed of 110 km/h

(68 mph) and that there is no target vehicle
ahead to follow.

Pilot Assist will not provide any steering assis-
tance because it cannot detect the lane's side
marking lines.

The previous illustration shows that Pilot
Assist is set to maintain a speed of 110 km/h
(68 mph) and is following a target vehicle
ahead that is traveling at the same speed.

Pilot Assist will not provide any steering assis-
tance because it cannot detect the lane's side
marking lines.

Depending on market, this function can be either standard or optional.

Road Sign Information

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The previous illustration shows that Pilot
Assist is set to maintain a speed of 110 km/h
(68 mph) and is following a target vehicle
ahead that is traveling at the same speed.

In this example, Pilot Assist will also provide
steering assistance because it can detect the
lane's side marking lines.

The previous illustration shows that Pilot
Assist is set to maintain a speed of 110 km/h
(68 mph) and that there is no target vehicle
ahead to follow.

Pilot Assist will provide steering assistance
because it can detect the lane's side marking
lines.

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Selecting and activating Pilot

Assist

Pilot Assist must first be selected and then
activated before it can regulate speed and
distance and provide steering assistance.

A green steering wheel indicates that Pilot Assist is

providing steering assistance.

To start Pilot Assist.

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The driver's seat belt must be buckled and
the driver's door must be closed.

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The side markings of the lane must be
clearly visible and detected by the vehicle.

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There must be a vehicle ahead (target
vehicle) within a reasonable distance or
your vehicle's current speed must be at
least 15 km/h (9 mph).

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The speed must not exceed 140 km/h (87
mph).

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The driver must keep their hands on the
steering wheel.

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There must be a vehicle ahead (target
vehicle) within a reasonable distance or
your vehicle's current speed must be at
least 15 km/h (9 mph).

1. Press the

◀

(1) or

▶

(3) button on the

steering wheel keypad and scroll to the
Pilot Assist symbol

(4).

> Gray symbol – Pilot Assist is in standby

mode.

2. When Pilot Assist is selected, press

(2) on the steering wheel keypad to acti-
vate.
> White symbol – Pilot Assist starts and

the current speed is stored as the maxi-
mum speed.

Reactivating Pilot Assist to the last
stored speed

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When Pilot Assist is selected, press
on the steering wheel keypad to activate.
> The Cruise Control marking in the

instrument panel will change from
GRAY to WHITE and the vehicle will
then return to the most recently set
speed.

WARNING

A noticeable increase in speed may follow
when the speed is resumed with the

steering wheel button.

Related information

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Deactivating Pilot Assist

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(p. 285)

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limitations (p. 288)

Deactivating Pilot Assist

Pilot Assist can be deactivated and switched
off.

A green steering wheel indicates that Pilot Assist is

providing steering assistance.

1. Press the

button on the steering

wheel (2).
> The symbol and markings turn gray –

Pilot Assist goes into standby mode.
The time interval indicator light and any
symbols for the target vehicle will go
out.

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2. Press the

◀

(1) or

▶

(3) buttons on the

steering wheel to select another function.
> The Pilot Assist symbol and marking (4)

in the instrument panel will go out and
the stored maximum speed will be
erased.

WARNING

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With Pilot Assist in standby mode, the
driver must intervene and steer and
regulate both speed and distance to
the vehicle ahead.

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If the vehicle comes too close to a vehi-
cle ahead when Pilot Assist is in
standby mode, the driver is instead
warned of the short distance by the
Distance Alert

function.

Related information

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Selecting and activating Adaptive Cruise
Control

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(p. 273)

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Switching between cruise control and
Adaptive Cruise Control

in the center dis-

play (p. 277)

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Temporarily deactivating steering assis-
tance with Pilot Assist

limitations

(p. 276)

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(p. 287)

Pilot Assist

standby mode

Pilot Assist can be deactivated and put in
standby mode. This may happen automati-
cally or be due to driver intervention.

Standby mode means that the function is
selected in the instrument panel but not acti-
vated. In standby mode, Pilot Assist will not
regulate the speed or distance to the vehicle
ahead or provide steering assistance.

Standby mode due to action by the
driver

Pilot Assist will be deactivated and put in
standby mode if any of the following occurs:

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The brakes are applied.

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The gear selector is moved to

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A turn signal is used for more than
1 minute.

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The vehicle is driven faster than the set
speed for more than 1 minute.

Automatic standby mode

WARNING

With automatic standby mode, the driver is

warned by an acoustic signal and a mes-

sage on the instrument panel.

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The driver must then regulate vehicle
speed, apply the brakes if necessary,
and maintain a safe distance to other
vehicles.

The function may automatically go into
standby mode if one of the following occurs.

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One of the systems that Pilot Assist is
dependent on stops working, such as
Electronic Stability Control

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The driver's hands are not on the steering
wheel.

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The driver opens the door.

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The driver unbuckles the seat belt.

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The engine speed (rpm) is too low/high.

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One or more of the wheels lose traction.

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The brake temperature is high.

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The parking brake is applied.

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The camera and radar unit is covered by
snow or heavy rain (the camera lens/radar
waves are blocked).

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Your vehicle's speed goes below 5 km/h
(3 mph) and Pilot Assist cannot determine
if the vehicle ahead is stationary or if it is
another object, e.g. a speed bump.

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Your vehicle's speed goes below 5 km/h
(3 mph) and the vehicle ahead turns so
that Pilot Assist no longer has a vehicle to
follow.

Related information

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Selecting and activating Pilot Assist

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(p. 284)

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Deactivating Pilot Assist

(p. 285)

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limitations (p. 288)

Temporarily deactivating steering

assistance with Pilot Assist

Pilot Assist steering assistance can be tem-
porarily deactivated and reactivated without
prior warning.

When the turn signals are used, Pilot Assist's
steering assistance will be temporarily deacti-
vated. When the direction indicator is turned
off, steering assistance is reactivated automat-
ically if the lane's edge markings can still be
detected.

If Pilot Assist cannot clearly interpret the
lane's side marker lines or if the camera/radar
sensor is unable for some other reason to
clearly interpret the lane, Pilot Assist will tem-
porarily deactivate steering assistance. How-
ever, the speed and distance warnings will
remain active. Steering assistance will resume
when the side marker lines can once again be
interpreted. In these situations, the driver may
be alerted through slight vibrations in the
steering wheel that steering assistance is tem-
porarily deactivated.

Related information

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Selecting and activating Pilot Assist

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(p. 284)

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Deactivating Pilot Assist

(p. 285)

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limitations (p. 288)

Electronic Stability Control

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Pilot Assist

limitations

Pilot Assist functionality may be reduced in
certain situations.

Pilot Assist is a driver support function
designed to simplify driving and assist the
driver in many situations. However, the driver
is always responsible for maintaining a suita-
ble distance to vehicles or objects around it
and ensuring that the vehicle is correctly posi-
tioned in the traffic lane.

WARNING

In some situations, Pilot Assist may have

trouble helping the driver properly or may

be deactivated automatically – we advise

against using Pilot Assist in such cases.

Examples of such situations include:

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the lane markings are unclear, worn,
missing, cross each other, or there are
multiple sets of road markings.

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the lane division changes, e.g. when
lanes split or merge, and at off-ramps.

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when there is road construction and
sudden changes to the road surface,
e.g. when the lines may no longer mark
the correct route.

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edges or other lines than lane markings
are present on or near the road, e.g.
curbs, joints or repairs to the road sur-
face, edges of barriers, roadside edges
or strong shadows.

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the lane is narrow or winding.

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the lane contains ridges or holes.

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weather conditions are poor, e.g. rain,
snow or fog or slush or reduced visibil-

ity with poor light conditions, back-
lighting, wet road surface, etc.

The driver should also note that Pilot Assist

has the following limitations:

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High curbs, roadside barriers, tempo-
rary obstacles (traffic cones, safety bar-
riers, etc.) are not detected. Alterna-
tively, they may be detected incorrectly
as lane markings, with a subsequent
risk of contact between the vehicle and
such obstacles. The driver is responsi-
ble for ensuring that the vehicle main-
tains a suitable distance from such
obstacles.

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The camera and radar sensors do not
have the capacity to detect all oncom-
ing objects and obstacles in traffic
environments, e.g. potholes, stationary
obstacles or objects that completely or
partially block the route.

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Pilot Assist does not "see" pedestrians,
animals, etc.

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The steering assistance is limited in
force, which means that Pilot Assist
cannot always help the driver to steer
and keep the vehicle within the lane.

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In vehicles equipped with Sensus
Navigation

, the function is able to use

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information from map data, which
could cause variations in performance.

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Pilot Assist will be switched off if the
speed-dependent power steering
wheel resistance is working at reduced
power, e.g. during cooling due to over-
heating.

WARNING

Pilot Assist should only be used if there are

clear lane lines painted on each side of the

lane. All other use will increase the risk of

contact with nearby obstacles that cannot

be detected by the functions.

WARNING

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This is not a collision avoidance sys-
tem. The driver is always responsible
and must intervene if the system fails
to detect a vehicle ahead.

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The function does not brake for people
or animals and does not brake for small
vehicles, such as bikes and motorcy-
cles. Similarly, it does not brake for low
trailers, oncoming, slow-moving or sta-
tionary vehicles and objects.

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Do not use the function in demanding
situations, such as in city traffic, at
intersections, on slippery surfaces,
with a lot of water or slush on the road,
in heavy rain/snow, in poor visibility, on
winding roads, or on on/off ramps.

The driver can always correct or adjust steer-
ing assistance provided by Pilot Assist by turn-
ing the steering wheel to the desired position.

Steep roads and/or heavy loads

Pilot Assist is primarily intended to be driven
on flat roads. The function may not be able to
maintain the correct time interval to the vehi-
cle 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 carrying
a heavy load or towing a trailer.

Pilot Assist cannot be activated if a trailer,
bike carrier or similar is connected to the
vehicle electrical system.

Drive mode unavailable

The

Off Road

drive mode cannot be selected

when Pilot Assist is activated.

The function uses the vehicle's camera and
radar sensor, which has certain general
limitations.

Related information

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Camera/radar sensor limitations (p. 362)

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Speed-dependent steering wheel resis-
tance (p. 254)

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Drive modes

(p. 389)

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Pilot Assist

symbols and

messages

A number of symbols and messages relating
to Pilot Assist may be displayed in the instru-
ment panel.

Symbol

Message

Meaning

Gray steering wheel symbol

Indicates that steering assistance is deactivated. When Pilot Assist is providing steer-
ing assistance, the steering wheel is green.

Symbol for hands on the steering wheel

The system cannot detect the driver's hands on the steering wheel. Place your hands
on the steering wheel and actively steer the vehicle.

Windscreen sensor

Sensor blocked, see Owner's man-
ual

Clean the windshield in front of the camera and radar sensors.

A text message can be erased by briefly press-
ing the

button in the center of the right-

side steering wheel keypad.

If the message persists: Contact a workshop

‒

an authorized Volvo workshop is recom-
mended.

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Passing assistance

Passing assistance can assist the driver when
passing other vehicles. The function can be
used with Adaptive Cruise Control

or Pilot

Assist

When Adaptive Cruise Control or Pilot Assist
is following another vehicle and you indicate
that you intend to pass that vehicle by using
the turn signal

, the system will begin accel-

erating 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

indicator is used to indicate a lane change

or before exiting to another road – the vehi-

cle will then briefly accelerate.

WARNING

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The function is supplementary driver
support intended to facilitate driving
and help make it safer – it cannot han-
dle all situations in all traffic, weather
and road conditions.

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Related information

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Using passing assistance (p. 292)

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Using passing assistance

Passing assistance can be used with Adap-
tive Cruise Control

or Pilot Assist

. Several

conditions must be met for passing assis-
tance to be possible.

In order to activate passing assistance:

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your vehicle must be following a vehicle
ahead (target vehicle)

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your vehicle's

current speed

must be

at least 70 km/h (43 mph)

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the set speed

must be high enough to

safely pass another vehicle.

To start passing assistance:

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Turn on the left turn signal.
> Passing assistance will start.

Only the left-hand turn signal for left-hand drive vehicles, or right-hand turn signal for right-hand drive vehicles.

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WARNING

The driver should be aware that if condi-

tions suddenly change when using Passing

Assistance, the function may implement an

undesired acceleration in certain condi-

tions.
Some situations should be avoided, e.g. if:

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the vehicle is approaching an exit in the
same direction as passing would nor-
mally occur

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the vehicle ahead slows before your
vehicle has had time to switch to the
passing lane

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traffic in the passing lane slows down

Situations of this type can be avoided by

temporarily putting Adaptive Cruise Control

or Pilot Assist in standby mode.

Related information

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Passing assistance

(p. 292)

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standby mode

(p. 275)

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standby mode (p. 286)

Collision risk warning from driver

support

The driver support systems Adaptive Cruise
Control

and Pilot Assist

can help alert the

driver if the distance to the vehicle ahead
suddenly decreases to an unsafe distance.

Collision warning audible signal and symbol

Audible signal at risk of collision

Collision warning symbol

Camera/radar sensor distance monitoring

Adaptive Cruise Control and Pilot Assist use
approx. 40% of the braking capacity. If a sit-
uation requires more braking force than driver
support 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.

WARNING

The driver support system 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.

Related information

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Switching target vehicles with

driver support

At certain speeds, vehicles with automatic
transmissions and the driver support func-
tions Adaptive Cruise Control

and Pilot

Assist

can switch target vehicles.

Switching target vehicles

If the target vehicle ahead turns suddenly, there may

be stationary traffic ahead.

When driver support is actively following
another vehicle at speeds

under

30 km/h

(20 mph) and switches targets from a moving
vehicle to a stationary vehicle, driver support
will brake for the stationary vehicle.

WARNING

When driver support follows another vehi-

cle at speeds

over

approx. 30 km/h

(20 mph) and changes target vehicle –

from a moving vehicle to a stationary one –

driver support will

ignore

the stationary

vehicle and instead accelerate to the stored

speed.

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The driver must then intervene and
apply the brakes.

Automatic standby mode when switching
targets

Driver support disengages and goes into
standby mode if:

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your vehicle's speed goes under 5 km/h
(3 mph) and driver support cannot deter-
mine if the target vehicle 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 driver support no longer has a vehicle
to follow.

Related information

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Adjusting set speed for driver

support

It is possible to adjust set speeds for the
cruise control, Adaptive Cruise Control

and

Pilot Assist

functions.

: Increases the set speed

: Reduces the set speed

Set speed

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Change a set speed by pressing the
(1) or

(2) buttons briefly or by pressing

and holding them:

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Brief

press: Each press changes the

speed in +/- 5 km/h (+/- 5 mph) incre-
ments.

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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.

For vehicles without Adaptive Cruise Con-
trol

, speed instead increases by +/- 1km/h

(+/- 1 mph) each time the button is
pressed.

Pressing the accelerator pedal

If speed is increased by depressing the accel-
erator 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 accel-
erator pedal, e.g. when passing another vehi-
cle, will not affect the setting. The vehicle will
return to the set speed when the accelerator
pedal is released.

Possible speed

Automatic transmission

The driver support functions can follow
another vehicle at speeds from a standstill up
to 200 km/h (125 mph).

Pilot Assist can provide steering assistance
from near-stationary speeds up to 140 km/h
(87 mph).

The lowest speed that can be set is 30 km/h
(20 mph). When following 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).

Related information

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Cruise control (p. 267)

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Setting time interval to the vehicle

ahead

The time interval to the vehicle ahead can be
set for the functions Adaptive Cruise Control

and Pilot Assist

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 represents an interval of

approx. 1 second to the vehicle ahead. 5 bars
represents approx. 3 seconds.