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If the car is unlocked via Volvo On Call

*

 or the

Volvo On Call app, private locking will be
deactivated automatically.

Forgotten security code

If the security code has also been forgotten,
contact an authorised Volvo dealer for help
with deactivating private locking.

Related information

•

Private locking (p. 260)

Alarm

*

The alarm provides audible and visual warn-
ings if anyone enters the car without a valid
remote control key or manipulates the starter
battery or alarm siren.

When armed, the alarm is triggered if:

•

a door, the bonnet or the tailgate is
opened

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•

a movement is detected in the passenger
compartment (if fitted with a movement
detector

*

)

•

the car is raised or towed away (if fitted
with a tilt detector

*

)

•

the starter battery's cable is disconnected

•

the siren is disconnected.

Alarm signals

When the alarm has been triggered, the fol-
lowing happens:

•

A siren sounds for 30 seconds or until the
alarm is switched off.

•

Hazard warning flashers flash for
5 minutes or until the alarm is switched
off.

If the cause of alarm activation is not rectified,
the alarm cycle is repeated up to 10 times

14

.

Alarm indicator

A red LED on the instrument panel indicates
the alarm system's status:

•

LED not lit – alarm not armed.

•

The LED flashes once every other second
– alarm is armed.

•

After the alarm has been disarmed, the
LED flashes rapidly for a maximum of
30 seconds or until ignition position 

I

 has

been activated - the alarm has been trig-
gered.

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Applies to certain markets.

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Movement and tilt sensors

*

Movement and tilt sensors react to move-
ments inside the car, if the window is broken
or if anyone tries to steal the wheels or tow
the vehicle away.

The movement sensor triggers an alarm in the
event of movement in the passenger compart-
ment - air currents are also registered. For this
reason the alarm is triggered if the car is left
with a window or the panoramic roof

*

 open or

if the passenger compartment heater is used.

To avoid this:

•

Close the window and panoramic roof
when leaving the car.

•

If the passenger compartment or parking
heater is to be used – direct the airflow
from the air vents so that they do not point
upwards in the passenger compartment.

Alternatively, use a reduced alarm level to
temporarily deactivate the movement and tilt
sensors.

Also switch off the movement and tilt sensors
when the car is being transported on a ferry or
train as these movements may affect the car
and trigger the alarm.

In the event of an alarm system fault

If there is a fault in the alarm system,
the driver display shows the symbol
and the message 

Alarm system

failure

 

Service required

. In which

case, contact a workshop - an authorised
Volvo workshop is recommended.

NOTE

Do not attempt to repair or alter compo-
nents in the alarm system yourself. Any
such attempts may affect the terms of the
insurance.

Related information

•

Activating and deactivating alarms

*

(p. 263)

•

Reduced alarm level

*

 (p. 265)

•

Double lock

*

 (p. 265)

Activating and deactivating

alarms

*

The alarm is armed when the car is locked.

Arming the alarm

Lock and arm the car alarm as follows

•

press the remote control key's lock button

•

touch the marked surface on the outside
of the door handles or the tailgate's rub-
berised pressure plate

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.

If the car is equipped with both keyless lock-
ing/unlocking

*

 and a power-operated tailgate

*

,

the 

 button on the underside of the tail-

gate can also be used to lock the car and arm
the car alarm.

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Applies to cars with keyless locking and unlocking

*

.

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A red LED on the instrument panel flashes once

every two seconds when the car is locked and the

alarm is armed.

Deactivate the alarm

Unlock and disarm the car alarm as follows

•

press the remote control key's unlock but-
ton 

.

•

grip one of the door handles or press gen-
tly on the tailgate's rubberised pressure
plate

15

.

Deactivate the alarm without a functioning
remote control key

The car can be unlocked and disarmed even if
the remote control key does not work e.g. if
the remote control key's battery is dead.

1. Open the driver's door with the detacha-

ble key blade.
> The alarm is triggered.

2.

Place the remote control key on the key
symbol in the backup reader in the tunnel
console's storage compartment.

3. Press the start button.

> The alarm is deactivated.

Switching off a triggered alarm

–

Press the remote control key's unlock but-
ton or set the car in ignition position 

I

 by

pressing the start button.

Automatic arming and rearming of the
alarm

Automatic rearming of the alarm prevents the
car being left with the alarm disarmed unin-
tentionally.

If the car is unlocked with the remote control
key (which disarms the alarm) but none of the
doors or the tailgate is opened within two
minutes, then the alarm is automatically re-
armed. The car is relocked at the same time.

In certain markets, the alarm is armed auto-
matically after a certain delay after the driver's
door has been opened and closed without
being locked.

To change this setting:

1. Tap on 

Settings

 in the centre display's

top view.

2. Press 

My Car

Locking

.

3. Select 

Passive Arming Deactivation

 to

deactivate the function temporarily.

Related information

•

Alarm

*

 (p. 262)

15

Applies to cars with keyless locking and unlocking

*

.

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Reduced alarm level

*

A reduced alarm level means that the move-
ment and tilt sensors are temporarily
switched off.

Switch off the movement and tilt detectors in
order to avoid accidental triggering of the
alarm - e.g. if a dog is left in a locked car or
during transport on a car train or car ferry.

Press the 

Reduced Guard

button in the centre display
function view to switch off
the movement and tilt sen-
sors when subsequently lock-
ing the car.

At the same time, the double lock function is
deactivated, i.e. unlocking from inside is possi-
ble.

If the car is unlocked and then locked again,
the reduced alarm level must be reactivated.

Related information

•

Alarm

*

 (p. 262)

•

Double lock

*

 (p. 265)

Double lock

*

Double lock means that all opening handles
are released mechanically when locking from
the outside, which makes it impossible to
open the doors from the inside.

Double lock is activated when locking with a
remote control key or with keyless locking

*

,

and takes place with a delay of approx.
10 seconds after the doors have locked. If a
door is opened within the delay time then the
sequence is interrupted and the alarm is deac-
tivated.

The car can only be unlocked with a remote
control key, keyless unlocking

*

 or the Volvo

On Call

*

 app when double lock is activated.

The front left door can also be unlocked with
the detachable key blade. If the car is
unlocked with the detachable key blade, the
alarm will be triggered.

NOTE

•

Remember that the alarm is activated
when the car is locked.

•

The alarm is triggered if anyone
attempts to open the doors from
inside.

WARNING

Do not allow anyone to remain in the car

without first deactivating the function in

order to avoid the risk of anyone being

locked in.

Related information

•

Temporarily

*

 deactivating double locks

(p. 266)

•

Alarm

*

 (p. 262)

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Temporarily

*

 deactivating double

locks

If someone is going to stay in the car but the
doors must be locked from the outside, then
the double lock function should be deacti-
vated, to allow unlocking from the inside.

WARNING

Do not allow anyone to remain in the car

without first deactivating the function in

order to avoid the risk of anyone being

locked in.

Press the 

Reduced Guard

button in the centre display's
function view in order to
deactivate the double lock
function temporarily.

This also means that the alarm's movement
and tilt detectors

*

 are switched off.

After this, 

Reduced Guard

 is shown in the

centre display and double locks are temporar-
ily deactivated in the subsequent locking of
the car.

In conventional locking, the electrical sockets
are deactivated immediately, but when double
locks are temporarily deactivated, they will be
active for a maximum of 10 minutes after lock-
ing.

If the car is unlocked and then locked again,
the double lock function must be deactivated
again.

The system is reset the next time the engine is
started.

Related information

•

Double lock

*

 (p. 265)

•

Alarm

*

 (p. 262)

DRIVER SUPPORT

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Driving support systems

The car is equipped with different driver sup-
port systems which can assist the driver in
different situations, either actively or pas-
sively.

For example, the systems can help the driver
to:

•

maintain a set speed

•

maintain a certain time interval to the vehi-
cle ahead

•

prevent a collision by giving a warning to
the driver and braking the car

•

help the driver to park.

Some of the systems are fitted as standard
while others are options – which alternative
applies is market dependent.

Related information

•

IntelliSafe – driver support and safety
(p. 31)

•

Speed-dependent steering force (p. 268)

•

Electronic stability control (p. 269)

•

Connected Safety (p. 273)

•

City Safety

™

 (p. 275)

•

Road Sign Information

*

 (p. 289)

•

Speed limiter (p. 295)

•

Automatic speed limiter (p. 299)

•

Cruise control (p. 302)

•

Adaptive cruise control

*

 (p. 305)

•

Pilot Assist

*

 (p. 314)

•

Overtaking Assistance

*

 (p. 325)

•

Lane assistance (p. 331)

•

Steering assistance at risk of collision
(p. 338)

•

Rear Collision Warning

*

 (p. 344)

•

BLIS

*

 (p. 345)

•

Driver Alert Control (p. 349)

•

Cross Traffic Alert

*

 (p. 351)

•

Park Assist

*

 (p. 355)

•

Park assist camera

*

 (p. 361)

•

Radar unit (p. 380)

•

Camera unit (p. 389)

Speed-dependent steering force

Speed related power steering causes the
steering wheel force to increase with the
speed of the car so as to be able to give the
driver enhanced sensitivity. On motorways
the steering is firmer. When parking and at
low speed steering is light and requires less
effort.

Reduced power

In rare situations, the power steering may
need to work at reduced power, and turning
the steering wheel may then seem slightly
heavier. This may occur when the power steer-
ing becomes too hot and then needs tempo-
rary cooling. It may also occur if the power
supply is disrupted.

In the event of reduced
power, the message 

Power

steering

 

Assistance

temporarily reduced

 is

shown, as well as this symbol
in the driver display.

While the power steering is working at
reduced power, the driver support functions
and steering assistance systems are not avail-
able.

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WARNING

If the temperature increases too much, the

servo may be forced to switch off com-

pletely. In such a situation, the driver dis-

play shows the 

Power steering failure

Stop safely

 message, combined with a

symbol.

Change the steering force level

*

Steering wheel resistance can be adjusted
when using INDIVIDUAL drive mode.

1. Tap on 

Settings

 in the centre display's

top view.

2. Select 

My Car

Drive Modes

Steering Force

.

Steering wheel resistance selection can only
be accessed if the car is stationary or is mov-
ing at low speed and in a straight line.

Related information

•

Driving support systems (p. 268)

•

Drive modes (p. 441)

Electronic stability control

Electronic Stability Control (ESC

1

) helps the

driver to avoid skidding and improves the
car's traction.

The driver display shows this
symbol when the system is
engaged.

Braking from the system may
be heard as a pulsing sound,
and the car may accelerate

more slowly than expected when applying the
throttle.

The system consists of the following subfunc-
tions:

•

Stability function

2

•

Spin control and traction control system

•

Engine Drag Control

•

Roll Stability Control

WARNING

•

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

•

•

Driver support functions are not a sub-
stitute for the driver's attention and
judgement. The driver is always
responsible for ensuring the car is
driven in a safe manner, at the appro-
priate speed, with an appropriate dis-
tance to other vehicles, and in accord-
ance with current traffic rules and reg-
ulations.

Stability function

2

The function checks the driving and brake
force of the wheels individually in order to sta-
bilise the car.

1

Electronic Stability Control

2

Also known as Active Yaw Control.

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Spin control and traction control
system

The function is active at low speed and brakes
the drive wheels that spin so that additional
traction shall be transferred from the drive
wheels that are not spinning.

The function can also prevent the driving
wheels from spinning against the road surface
during acceleration.

Engine Drag Control

Engine Drag Control (EDC

3

) can prevent invol-

untary wheel locking, e.g. after shifting down
or engine braking when driving in low gear on
slippery road surfaces.

Involuntary wheel locking while driving can,
amongst other things, impair the driver's abil-
ity to steer the car.

Trailer stability assist

*

4

Trailer stability assist (TSA

5

) stabilises a car

towing a trailer in situations where they begin
snaking.

NOTE

Trailer Stability Assist is deactivated if 

ESC

Sport Mode

 is activated.

Roll Stability Control

This function reduces the risk of overturning,
for example during a sudden evasive manoeu-
vre or if the car skids. The system registers if
and how much the car's lateral inclination
changes. This information is used to calculate
the risk of the car overturning. If the car is at
risk, its electronic stability control system
engages, the engine torque is reduced and
one or more wheels are braked until the car
has regained its stability.

WARNING

Under normal driving conditions, the sys-

tem improves the car's road safety, but this

must not be taken as a reason to increase

speed. Always follow the normal precau-

tions for safe driving.

Related information

•

Driving support systems (p. 268)

•

Activating or deactivating sport mode for
electronic stability control (p. 271)

•

Symbols and messages for electronic sta-
bility control (p. 272)

•

Trailer stability assist

*

 (p. 465)

Electronic Stability Control in sport

mode

The stability system (ESC

6

) is always acti-

vated – it cannot be switched off. However,
the driver can select 

ESC Sport Mode

,

which allows for a more active driving experi-
ence.

With the 

ESC Sport Mode

 subfunction

selected, intervention from the system is
reduced and the car is allowed to skid more
and greater control than normal is thus trans-
ferred to the driver.

When 

ESC Sport Mode

 is selected, the func-

tion can be considered as deactivated, despite
the function continuing to help the driver in
many cases.

NOTE

With 

ESC Sport Mode

 selected, Trailer

Stability Assist (TSA

7

) is deactivated.

ESC Sport Mode

 also provides more traction

even if the car has become bogged down or is
driving on a loose surface, such as in sand or
deep snow.

3

Engine Drag Control

4

Trailer stability assist is included when the Volvo genuine towbar is installed.

5

Trailer Stability Assist

6

Electronic Stability Control

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Related information

•

Electronic stability control (p. 269)

•

Activating or deactivating sport mode for
electronic stability control (p. 271)

•

Trailer stability assist

*

 (p. 465)

Activating or deactivating sport

mode for electronic stability

control

The stability system (ESC

8

) is always acti-

vated – it cannot be switched off. However,
the driver can select sport mode, which
allows for a more active driving experience.

Activate or deactivate the
function using this button in
the centre display's function
view.

•

GREEN button indication – the function is
activated.

•

GREY button indication – the function is
deactivated.

The driver display indicates
activated 

ESC Sport Mode

by displaying this symbol
with a constant glow until the
function is deactivated or the
engine is switched off. The
next time the engine is

started, the system is back in its normal mode
again.

The 

ESC Sport Mode

 function cannot be

selected when one of the following functions
is activated:

•

Speed limiter

•

Cruise control

•

Adaptive cruise control

*

•

Pilot Assist

*

Related information

•

Electronic Stability Control in sport mode
(p. 270)

•

Electronic stability control (p. 269)

7

Trailer Stability Assist

8

Electronic Stability Control

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Symbols and messages for

electronic stability control

A number of symbols and messages regar-
ding electronic stability control (ESC

9

) can be

shown on the driver display. Here are some
examples.

Symbol Message

Specification

Constant glow for approx. 2 seconds System check when the engine is started.

Flashing light

The system is being activated.

Constant glow

Sport mode is activated. 

NOTE:

 The system is not deactivated in this mode – it is partly reduced.

ESC

Temporarily off

The system has been temporarily reduced due to excessive brake temperature - the function is
reactivated automatically when the brakes have cooled.

ESC

Service required

The system is disengaged. Stop the car in a safe place, switch off the engine and start it again.

A text message can be cleared by briefly
pressing the 

 button, located in the centre

of the steering wheel's right-hand keypad.

If a message remains: Contact a workshop –
an authorised Volvo workshop is recom-
mended.

Related information

•

Electronic stability control (p. 269)

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Electronic Stability Control

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Connected Safety

10

Connected Safety communicates information
between your own car and other vehicles via
the Internet

11

. The function is intended to

make a driver aware that there may be a
potentially dangerous traffic situation further
ahead on the same road.

The function can inform the driver whether
another vehicle further ahead on the same
road has activated its hazard warning flashers
or detected slippery driving conditions. Infor-
mation about slippery driving conditions is
also given if your own car detects slippery sur-
faces.

Connected Safety can help the driver with the
following:

•

Alarm on hazard warning flashers

•

Alarm on slippery driving conditions

Connected Safety communication between
vehicles only works for vehicles equipped with
the function and which have it activated.

Alarm on hazard warning flashers

If your own car's hazard warning flashers are
activated, information about this can be sent
to vehicles approaching your own car's posi-
tion.

When your own car is
approaching a vehicle with
flashing hazard warning
flashers, this symbol is
shown on the driver display.

When your own car is close to a vehicle with
flashing hazard warning flashers, the symbol
doubles in size.

Alarm on slippery driving conditions

If your own car detects reduced friction
between your tyres and the road, information
on this can be sent to vehicles approaching
your own car's position.

If an ice alert is triggered, this
symbol is displayed on the
Driver display when a vehicle
approaches the slippery road
section, both in your own car
and in other vehicles that
have received the information

via Connected Safety.

When the approaching vehicle is close to the
slippery section of road, the symbol doubles in
size.

WARNING

•

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

•

•

Driver support functions are not a sub-
stitute for the driver's attention and
judgement. The driver is always
responsible for ensuring the car is
driven in a safe manner, at the appro-
priate speed, with an appropriate dis-
tance to other vehicles, and in accord-
ance with current traffic rules and reg-
ulations.

Related information

•

Driving support systems (p. 268)

•

Activating or deactivating Connected
Safety (p. 274)

•

Limitations of Connected Safety (p. 274)

•

Internet-connected car

*

 (p. 515)

10

Not available on all markets.

11

Data is transferred (data traffic) when using the Internet, and this may involve a cost.

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Activating or deactivating

Connected Safety

For Connected Safety to be able to share
information on road conditions with other
vehicles, the function needs to be activated.
The function can be deactivated if you do not
want to share information.

Activate or deactivate the
function using this button in
the centre display's function
view.

•

GREEN button indication – the function is
activated.

•

GREY button indication – the function is
deactivated.

When activated, special terms and conditions
that appear on the display must be acknowl-
edged by the driver before a connection to the
Internet

12

 can be made. For example, a situa-

tion where the driver must accept data being
sent from the car using his/her mobile phone.

If there is no Internet connection, your own car
will still inform you, the driver, that slippery
driving conditions have been detected by your
own car. For Connected Safety to work fully,
your own car needs to be connected to the
Internet.

Related information

•

Connected Safety (p. 273)

•

Internet-connected car

*

 (p. 515)

•

User terms and conditions and data shar-
ing (p. 521)

•

Limitations of Connected Safety (p. 274)

Limitations of Connected Safety

Information about vehicles with activated
hazard warning flashers or which have
detected slippery driving conditions is not
always communicated between all vehicles
within the same area.

This can be because for example:

•

Poor or no contact with the Internet.

•

Vehicles on slippery surfaces make
manoeuvres that are too weak for friction
between tyres and road surface to be
detectable, e.g. steering wheel movement,
acceleration or braking.

•

Vehicles that have detected slippery surfa-
ces, or have activated their hazard warn-
ing flashers, do not have the function acti-
vated.

•

Vehicles that have detected slippery surfa-
ces, or have activated their hazard warn-
ing flashers, are not equipped with the
function.

•

There may be no warning due to missing
or defective global positioning/satellite
navigation.

•

Detection of slippery surfaces or activation
of hazard warning flashers has taken place

12

Data is transferred (data traffic) when using the Internet, and this may involve a cost.

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on a minor road which is missing in Volvo
Cars database.

•

Connected Safety is not available in all
markets and does not cover all areas - a
retailer for Volvo has information on cur-
rent areas.

WARNING

•

In certain situations, the function may
give incorrect warnings for slippery
driving conditions.

•

The function cannot always detect
other vehicles with activated hazard
warning flashers or detect all sections
of road with slippery surfaces.

Related information

•

Connected Safety (p. 273)

•

Internet-connected car

*

 (p. 515)

City Safety

™

City Safety

13

 can use lights, sound and a

brake pulse warning to alert the driver to
pedestrians, cyclists, larger animals and vehi-
cles.

Function overview

Acoustic signal in the event of a risk of col-
lision
Warning signal in the event of a risk of col-
lision
Distance measurement with the camera
and radar unit

The function can help the driver avoid a colli-
sion when, for example, driving in heavy traf-
fic, where changes in the traffic ahead coupled
with inattentiveness can lead to an incident.
City Safety then activates brief, heavy braking

and the car normally stops just behind the
vehicle in front.

The function helps the driver by automatically
braking the car in the event of an imminent
risk of collision if the driver does not react in
time by braking and/or swerving.

City Safety is activated in situations where the
driver should have started braking earlier,
which is why it cannot help the driver in every
situation. The function is designed to be acti-
vated as late as possible in order to avoid
unnecessary intervention. Automatic braking
takes place only after or at the same time as
the collision warning.

The driver or passengers are not normally
aware of City Safety - it only intervenes in a
situation where a collision is immediately
imminent.

13

The function is not available in all markets.

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WARNING

•

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

•

•

Driver support functions are not a sub-
stitute for the driver's attention and
judgement. The driver is always
responsible for ensuring the car is
driven in a safe manner, at the appro-
priate speed, with an appropriate dis-
tance to other vehicles, and in accord-
ance with current traffic rules and reg-
ulations.

Related information

•

Driving support systems (p. 268)

•

Subfunctions for City Safety (p. 276)

•

Setting the warning distance for City
Safety (p. 278)

•

Detection of obstacles with City Safety
(p. 279)

•

City Safety brakes for oncoming vehicles
(p. 284)

•

Automatic braking in the event of an impe-
ded evasive manoeuvre with City Safety
(p. 283)

•

City Safety in cross traffic (p. 282)

•

Limitations of City Safety (p. 284)

•

Messages for City Safety (p. 288)

Subfunctions for City Safety

City Safety

14

 can help to prevent a collision or

reduce the collision speed. The function con-
sists of several subfunctions.

Ability to reduce speed

If the speed difference between the driver's
car and the obstacle is greater than the follow-
ing specified speeds, the City Safety auto-
brake function cannot prevent a collision but it
can mitigate the consequences of a collision.

Vehicles

For a vehicle in front, City Safety can reduce
the speed by up to 60 km/h (37 mph).

Cyclists

For a cyclist, City Safety can reduce the speed
by up to 50 km/h (30 mph).

Pedestrians

For a pedestrian, City Safety can reduce speed
by up to 45 km/h (28 mph).

Large animals

In the event of a risk of a collision with a large
animal, City Safety can reduce the car's speed
by up to 15 km/h (9 mph).

The brake function for large animals is primar-
ily intended to reduce the force of the impact
at higher speeds and is most effective at
speeds above 70 km/h (43 mph) but less
effective at lower speed.

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The steps of City Safety

City Safety carries out three steps in the fol-
lowing order:

1. Collision warning
2. Brake support
3. Auto Brake

1 - Collision warning

The driver is first warned of a potentially immi-
nent collision.

City Safety can detect pedestrians, cyclists or
vehicles that are stationary or moving in the
same direction as the car and are ahead. City
Safety can also detect pedestrians, cyclists or
large animals that are crossing the road in
front of the car.

In the event of a risk of collision with a pedes-
trian, larger animal, cyclist or vehicle, the
driver is alerted by means of a visual, acoustic
and brake pulse warning. There is no brake
pulse warning at lower speeds, sudden driver
braking or acceleration. The brake pulse fre-
quency varies according to the car's speed.

2 - Brake support

If the risk of collision has increased further
after the collision warning then the brake sup-
port is activated.

Brake support reinforces the driver’s braking
action if the system considers that the braking
is not sufficient to avoid a collision.

3 - Auto Brake

The automatic brake function is activated last.

If in this situation the driver has not yet started
to take evasive action and the risk of collision
is imminent then the automatic braking func-
tion is deployed - this takes place irrespective
of whether or not the driver brakes. Braking
then takes place with full brake force in order
to reduce collision speed, or with limited brake
force if it is sufficient to avoid a collision.

The seatbelt tensioner can be activated in con-
nection with the engagement of the automatic
brake function.

In some situations, the action of Auto-brake
may begin with light braking and then pro-
gress to full brake action.

When City Safety has prevented a collision
with a stationary object, the car remains sta-
tionary in anticipation of positive action by the
driver. If the car has been braked to avoid colli-
sion with a slower vehicle in front, its speed is
reduced to match that of the vehicle in front.

NOTE

On cars with manual gearbox, the engine
stops when the Auto-brake function has
stopped the car, unless the driver has man-
aged to depress the clutch pedal before-
hand.

The driver can always interrupt a braking inter-
vention by firmly depressing the accelerator
pedal.

NOTE

When City Safety brakes, the brake lights
come on.

When City Safety is activated and brakes the
vehicle, the driver display shows a text mes-
sage to the effect that the function is/has
been active.

WARNING

City Safety must not be used by the driver

to change his/her driving style - the driver

must not rely on City Safety alone and

allow it to do the braking.

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The function is not available in all markets.

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Related information

•

City Safety

™

 (p. 275)

•

City Safety in cross traffic (p. 282)

•

City Safety brakes for oncoming vehicles
(p. 284)

•

Limitations of City Safety (p. 284)

•

Seatbelt tensioner (p. 47)

Setting the warning distance for

City Safety

City Safety

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 is always activated but the

driver can select the warning distance for the
function.

NOTE

The City Safety function cannot be deacti-
vated. It is activated automatically when
the engine/electric operation is started and
remains switched on until the engine/elec-
tric operation is switched off.

The warning distance determines the sensitiv-
ity of the system and regulates the distance at
which a visual, acoustic and brake pulse warn-
ing should be deployed.

To select warning distance:

1. Select 

Settings

My Car

IntelliSafe

in the centre display's top view.

2. Under 

City Safety Warning

, select either

Late

, 

Normal

 or 

Early

 to set the desired

warning distance.

If the 

Early

 setting produces too many warn-

ings, which could be perceived as irritating in
certain situations, the 

Normal

 or 

Late

 warn-

ing distance can be selected.

When warnings are perceived as being too
frequent or disturbing, the warning distance
can be reduced, which reduces the total num-
ber of warnings and instead leads to City
Safety giving a warning at a later stage.

The 

Late

 warning distance should therefore

only be used in exceptional cases, as in
dynamic driving.

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The function is not available in all markets.