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WARNING

•

No automatic system can guarantee
100% correct function in all situations.
Therefore, never test City Safety by
driving at people, animals or vehicles -
this may cause severe damage and
injury and risk lives.

•

City Safety warns the driver when
there is a risk of a collision, but it can-
not shorten the driver’s reaction time.

•

Even if the warning distance has been
set to 

Early

 warnings could be per-

ceived as being late in certain situa-
tions, e.g. when there are large differ-
ences in speed or if vehicles ahead
suddenly brake heavily.

•

With the warning distance set at 

Early

,

the warnings will come more in
advance. This may mean that the warn-
ings come more frequently than at the
warning distance 

Normal

, but it is rec-

ommended since it can make City
Safety more effective.

NOTE

The warning with direction indicators for
Rear Collision Warning

*

 is deactivated if

the warning distance for collision warning
in the City Safety function is set at the low-
est level "

Late

".

The seat belt pre-tensioning and braking
functions are, however, still active.

Related information

•

City Safety

™

 (p. 275)

•

Limitations of City Safety (p. 284)

•

Rear Collision Warning

*

 (p. 344)

Detection of obstacles with City

Safety

City Safety

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 can help the driver to detect

vehicles, cyclists, large animals and pedes-
trians.

Vehicles

City Safety detect most vehicles that are sta-
tionary or moving in the same direction as the
driver's own car. This function can also detect
oncoming vehicles and cross traffic in certain
cases.

In order that City Safety shall be able to detect
a vehicle in the dark, the vehicle's front and
rear lights must be working and clearly illumi-
nated.

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Cyclists

Examples of what City Safety interprets as a cyclist

— with clear body outline and bicycle outline.

Good performance requires that the system
function that detects a cyclist must receive the
clearest possible information about the body
and bicycle outline, requiring the ability to
identify the bicycle, head, arms, shoulders,
legs, upper and lower body plus a normal
human pattern of movement.

If large parts of the cyclist's body or bicycle
are not visible to the function's camera then
the system cannot detect a cyclist.

For the function to be able to detect a cyclist,
he/she must be an adult and riding a bicycle
designed for adults.

WARNING

City Safety is supplementary driver sup-

port, but it cannot detect all cyclists in all

situations and, for example, cannot see:

•

partially obscured cyclists.

•

cyclists if the background contrast for
the cyclists is poor.

•

cyclists wearing clothing that obscures
the body outline.

•

bicycles loaded with large objects.

Warnings and brake interventions could be

late or not occur at all. The driver is always

responsible that the vehicle is driven cor-

rectly and with a safety distance adapted

to the speed.

Pedestrians

Examples of what the system regards as pedestrians

with clear body outlines.

Good performance requires that the system
function that detects a pedestrian must
receive the clearest possible information about
the body outline, requiring the ability to iden-
tify the head, arms, shoulders, legs, upper and
lower body plus a normal human pattern of
movement.

In order that it shall be possible to detect a
pedestrian there must be a contrast with the
background and this will be affected by such
things as clothes, the background and the
weather. With poor contrast the pedestrian
may either be detected late or not at all, which
may mean that warnings and braking are late
or omitted.

City Safety can also detect pedestrians in the
dark if they are illuminated by the car's head-
lamps.

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WARNING

City Safety is supplementary driver sup-

port, but it cannot detect all pedestrians in

all situations and, for example, cannot see:

•

partially obscured pedestrians, people
in clothing that hides their body con-
tour or pedestrians shorter than 80 cm
(32 in.).

•

pedestrians if the background contrast
for the pedestrians is poor.

•

pedestrians who are carrying larger
objects.

Warnings and brake interventions could be

late or not occur at all. The driver is always

responsible that the vehicle is driven cor-

rectly and with a safety distance adapted

to the speed.

Large animals

Examples of what City Safety interprets as large ani-

mals - standing still or walking slowly and with clear

body outline.

Good performance requires that the system
function that detects a large animal (e.g. elk
and horse) must receive the clearest possible
information about the body outline, requiring
the ability to identify the animal directly from
the side in combination with what is a normal
pattern of movement for the animal.

If parts of the animal's body are not visible to
the function's camera then the system cannot
detect the animal.

City Safety can also detect large animals in the
dark if they are illuminated by the car's head-
lamps.

WARNING

City Safety is supplementary driver sup-

port, but it cannot detect all large animals

in all situations and, for example, cannot

see:

•

partially obscured large animals.

•

larger animals seen from the front or
from behind.

•

large animals that run or move quickly.

•

large animals if the background con-
trast for the animals is poor.

•

small animals such as dogs and cats,
for example.

Warnings and brake interventions could be

late or not occur at all. The driver is always

responsible that the vehicle is driven cor-

rectly and with a safety distance adapted

to the speed.

Related information

•

City Safety

™

 (p. 275)

•

Limitations of City Safety (p. 284)

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City Safety in cross traffic

City Safety

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 can help the driver when turning

and crossing the path of another oncoming
vehicle at an intersection.

Sector in which City Safety can detect
oncoming crossing vehicles.

For City Safety to detect an oncoming vehicle
on a collision course, the oncoming vehicle
must first enter the sector in which City Safety
can analyse the situation.

The following further criteria must also be ful-
filled:

•

your car must be travelling at no less than
4 km/h (3 mph)

•

your car must turn to the left in markets
with right-hand traffic (or to the right in
left-hand traffic)

•

the oncoming vehicle must have its head-
lamps switched on.

Related information

•

City Safety

™

 (p. 275)

•

Limitations of City Safety (p. 284)

Limitations for City Safety in cross

traffic

In some cases City Safety may have difficulty
helping the driver deal with collision risks due
to oncoming cross traffic.

Examples are:

•

Stability control ESC intervenes in the
event of slippery driving conditions.

•

If the oncoming vehicle is detected too
late.

•

If the oncoming vehicle is obscured by
something.

•

If the oncoming vehicle has headlamps
switched off.

•

If the oncoming vehicle drives in an unpre-
dictable manner, for example, abruptly
changes lanes at a late stage.

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NOTE

This function uses the car's camera and
radar units, which have certain general lim-
itations.

Related information

•

City Safety in cross traffic (p. 282)

•

Limitations of City Safety (p. 284)

•

Limitations for camera and radar unit
(p. 389)

Automatic braking in the event of

an impeded evasive manoeuvre

with City Safety

City Safety

18

 has the facility to assist the

driver by automatically braking the car earlier
when it is not possible to avoid a collision by
only steering away.

City Safety assists the driver by continuously
attempting to anticipate whether there are
"escape routes" to the side in case a slow or
stationary vehicle ahead is discovered at a late
stage.

Your car (1) "sees" no options for evading the vehicle

ahead (2) and can therefore auto-brake earlier.

Your car

Slow/stationary vehicle

City Safety does not intervene with the auto-
brake function as long as the driver him/
herself has the opportunity to avoid a collision
via a steering manoeuvre.

However, if City Safety anticipates that an
evasive manoeuvre is not possible due to traf-
fic in an adjacent lane, the function can assist
the driver by automatically starting to brake at
an earlier stage.

Related information

•

City Safety

™

 (p. 275)

•

Limitations of City Safety (p. 284)

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City Safety brakes for oncoming

vehicles

City Safety can assist the driver to use emer-
gency braking for an oncoming vehicle in
your car's lane.

If an oncoming vehicle enters your car's lane
and a collision is unavoidable, City Safety can
reduce the car's speed with a view to reducing
the violence of the impact.

Your car

Oncoming vehicles

For this function to work, the following criteria
must be met:

•

your car must be travelling at more than
4 km/h (3 mph)

•

the road section must be straight

•

your car's lane must have clear lane mark-
ings

•

your car must be positioned straight in its
own lane

•

the oncoming vehicle must be within your
car's lane markings

•

the oncoming vehicle must have its head-
lamps switched on

•

this function can only handle "front to
front" collisions

•

this function can only detect vehicles with
four wheels.

WARNING

Warnings and brake interventions due to

an impending collision with an oncoming

vehicle always come very late.

Related information

•

City Safety

™

 (p. 275)

•

Limitations of City Safety (p. 284)

Limitations of City Safety

The City Safety

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 function may have limita-

tions in certain situations.

Surroundings

Low objects

Low-hanging objects, e.g. a flag/pennant for
projecting load, or accessories such as auxili-
ary lamps and bull bars that are higher than
the bonnet limit the function.

Skidding

On slippery road surfaces the braking distance
is extended, which may reduce the capacity of
City Safety to avoid a collision. In such situa-
tions, the anti-lock brakes and the stability
control ESC

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 are designed to give the best

possible braking force with maintained stabil-
ity.

Oncoming light

The visual warning signal in the windscreen
may be difficult to notice in the event of strong
sunlight, reflections, when sunglasses are
being worn or if the driver is not looking
straight ahead.

Heat

In the event of high passenger compartment
temperature caused by e.g. strong sunlight,
the visual warning signal in the windscreen
may be temporarily disengaged.

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The camera and radar unit's field of view

The camera's field of vision is limited, which is
why pedestrians, large animals, cyclists and
vehicles in some situations cannot be
detected, or they are detected later than
anticipated.

Dirty vehicles may be detected later than oth-
ers and if it is dark, motorcycles may be
detected late or not at all.

If a text message in the driver display indicates
that the camera or radar unit is obstructed,
City Safety may be unable to detect pedes-
trians, large animals, cyclists, vehicles or road
lines ahead of the car. This means that the
functionality of City Safety may be reduced.

However, an error message is not shown in all
situations where the windscreen sensors are
obstructed. The driver must therefore take
care to keep the area of windscreen in front of
the camera and radar unit clear.

IMPORTANT

Maintenance of driver support components
must only be performed at a workshop –
an authorised Volvo workshop is recom-
mended.

Driver intervention

Reversing

When your own car is reversing, City Safety is
temporarily deactivated.

Low speed

City Safety is not activated at very low speeds
- below 4 km/h (3 mph) - and the system
therefore does not intervene in situations
where your car is approaching a vehicle ahead
very slowly, e.g. when parking.

Active driver

Driver commands are always prioritised,
which is why City Safety does not intervene or
postpone warning/intervention in situations
where the driver is steering and accelerating in
a decisive manner, even if a collision is
unavoidable.

Active and aware driving behaviour can there-
fore delay a collision warning and intervention
in order to minimise unnecessary warnings.

Important warnings

WARNING

Driver supports only warn of obstacles

which their radar unit has detected –

hence a warning may not be given, or it

may be given with a certain delay.

•

Never wait for a warning or interven-
tion. Apply the brakes when the situa-
tion requires.

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The function is not available in all markets.

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WARNING

•

Warnings and brake interventions
could be implemented late or not at all
if a traffic situation or external influ-
ences mean that the camera and radar
unit cannot detect pedestrians,
cyclists, large animals or vehicles cor-
rectly.

•

For vehicles to be detected at night,
their headlamps and rear lamp cluster
must be switched on and shining
clearly.

•

The camera and radar unit has a limited
range for pedestrians and cyclists. The
system can provide effective warnings
and brake interventions as long as the
relative speed is below 50 km/h
(30 mph). For stationary or slow-mov-
ing vehicles, warnings and brake inter-
ventions are effective at vehicle speeds
up to 70 km/h (43 mph). Speed reduc-
tion for large animals is less than 15
km/h (9 mph) and can be achieved at
vehicle speeds above 70 km/h
(43 mph). The warning and brake inter-
vention for large animals is less effec-
tive at lower speeds.

•

Warnings for stationary or slow-mov-
ing vehicles as well as large animals

may be disengaged due to darkness or
poor visibility.

•

Warnings and brake interventions for
pedestrians and cyclists are deacti-
vated at vehicle speeds exceeding
80 km/h (50 mph).

•

Do not place, stick or mount anything
on the outside or inside of the wind-
screen in front of or around the camera
and radar unit — this can interfere with
camera-dependent functions.

•

Objects, snow, ice or dirt in the area of
the camera sensor may reduce its func-
tionality, fully deactivate it or give
incorrect function response.

WARNING

•

The City Safety auto-brake function
can prevent a collision or reduce colli-
sion speed, but to ensure full brake
performance the driver should always
depress the brake pedal – even when
the car auto-brakes.

•

The warning is only activated if there is
a high risk of collision – you must
therefore never wait for a collision
warning.

•

The warning and brake intervention for
pedestrians and cyclists are deacti-
vated at vehicle speeds exceeding
80 km/h (50 mph).

•

City Safety does not activates any
auto-brake functions in the event of
heavy acceleration.

NOTE

This function uses the car's camera and
radar units, which have certain general lim-
itations.

Market limitation

City Safety is not available in all countries. If
City Safety does not appear in the centre dis-
play's 

Settings

 menu, the car is not equipped

with this function.

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Search path in the top view of the centre dis-
play:

•

Settings

My Car

IntelliSafe

Related information

•

City Safety

™

 (p. 275)

•

Limitations for camera and radar unit
(p. 389)

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Messages for City Safety

A number of messages regarding City Safety
can be shown in the driver display. Here are
some examples.

Message

Specification

City Safety

Automatic intervention

When City Safety brakes or has done an automatic braking, several of the driver display symbols may be
illuminated in connection with a text message being shown.

City Safety

Reduced functionality Service
required

The system does not function as it should. A workshop should be contacted

A

.

A

An authorised Volvo workshop is recommended.

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 persists, contact a workshop

A

.

Related information

•

City Safety

™

 (p. 275)

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Road Sign Information

*

The Road Sign Information function (RSI

21

)

can help the driver to observe speed-related
road signs and certain prohibition signs.

Examples of readable signs

22

.

RSI can provide information about such things
as current speed, when a motorway or road is
starting/ending, when overtaking is prohibited
or when the direction of travel is one-way.

If the car passes a speed limit sign, it will be
shown on the driver display.

Road sign information (RSI

23

) also includes

subfunctions that can warn the driver if a
speed limit has been exceeded or in connec-
tion with speed cameras.

NOTE

In certain markets, the Road Sign Informa-
tion function

*

 is only available in combina-

tion with Sensus Navigation

*

.

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 road sign infor-
mation

*

 (p. 290)

•

Display mode for road sign information

*

(p. 290)

•

Road Sign Information and Sensus
Navigation

*

 (p. 292)

•

Warning for speed limitation and speed
camera from road sign information

*

(p. 293)

•

Limitations of Road Sign Information

*

(p. 295)

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Road Sign Information

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Road signs are market-dependent - illustrations in these instructions only show a few examples.

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Road Sign Information

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Activating or deactivating road

sign information

*

The Road Sign Information function (RSI

24

) is

optional – the driver can choose to activate or
deactivate this function.

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.

Road Sign Information is activated automati-
cally each time the engine is started.

NOTE

•

If the automatic speed limiter function
is activated, road sign information is
shown in the driver display even if the
Road Sign Information function is not
activated.

•

To remove road sign information from
the driver display, you must deactivate

both

 the automatic speed limiter and

Road Sign Information.

•

When the automatic speed limiter
function is activated but Road Sign
Information is deactivated, no warn-
ings are given from Road Sign Infor-
mation. Road Sign Information must
also be activated in order to receive
warnings.

Related information

•

Road Sign Information

*

 (p. 289)

•

Automatic speed limiter (p. 299)

•

Limitations of Road Sign Information

*

(p. 295)

Display mode for road sign

information

*

The Road Sign Information function (RSI

25

)

shows road signs in different ways depend-
ing on the sign and the situation.

Example

26

 of detected speed information.

When the function detects a road sign with an
imposed speed limit, the driver display shows
the sign as a symbol combined with a col-
oured indication on the speedometer.

If the car is fitted with Sensus Navigation

*

,

speed-related information is also obtained
from map data, which means that the driver
display can show or change information on
the speed limit without having passed a
speed-related sign.

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RSI: Road Sign Information.

25

Road Sign Information

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Road signs are market-dependent - the illustrations in these instructions only show examples.

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An additional sign, such as
"no overtaking", may be
shown together with the
speed limit symbol.

If the driver enters a road
marked with a no-entry sign
at the roadside, the symbol
for this sign flashes on and
off on the driver display as a
warning.

If the car is equipped with Sensus Navigation

*

,

information from map data is used to deter-
mine whether the car is being driven in the
wrong direction.

The driver can also get an acoustic warning
when driving towards a road marked with a
no-entry sign if the 

Road Sign Audio

Warning

 function is activated.

Speed limit or end of motorway

When the function detects an "indirect speed
limit sign" stating the end of the current speed
limit – e.g. at the end of a motorway – a sym-
bol appears with the corresponding road sign
in the driver's display.

If the car is equipped with Sensus Navigation

*

,

direct speed limit signs are normally displayed
– indirect speed limit signs are only displayed

if map data has no information on the speed
limit for the road section in question.

Example of indirect speed limit sign:

End of all restrictions.

End of motorway.

The driver display symbol extinguishes after
10-30 seconds and remains so until the next
speed related sign is passed.

Changed speed limit

When passing a direct speed limit sign when a
speed limit changes, a symbol with the corres-
ponding road sign appears in the driver's dis-
play.

Example of direct speed limit
sign.

The driver display symbol extinguishes after
about 5 minutes until the next speed-related
sign is passed.

If the car is fitted with Sensus Navigation

*

,

speed limit signs are shown in the driver dis-
play when map data contains information on
the speed limit for the road section in ques-
tion, even if no direct sign has been passed. If
there is no information in map data, the sign is
extinguished approx. 3 minutes after the last
passing of a speed limit sign.

Additional signs

Examples of additional signs.

Sometimes different speed limits are signed
for the same road - an additional sign then
indicates the circumstances under which the
different speeds apply. The road section may
be particularly susceptible to accidents in rain
and/or fog, for example.

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An additional sign relating to rain is displayed
only if the windscreen wipers are in use.

If a trailer is connected to the car's electrical
system and you pass a speed sign with the
additional sign "trailer", the indicated speed
will appear on the driver display.

Some speed limits only apply
after a certain distance or at a
certain time of day. The driv-
er's attention is drawn to this
fact by means of a symbol for
an additional sign below the
speed symbol. The additional

symbol in the driver display will show either
“DIST” or “TIME”.

A symbol for additional sign
in the form of an empty frame
under the driver display's
speed symbol

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 means that

the function has detected an
additional sign with supple-
mentary information for the

current speed limit.

Sign for "School" and "Children at
play"

If a warning sign for "School"
or "Children at play" is
included in the satellite navi-
gator's map data

27

, the driver

display shows a sign of this
type.

Related information

•

Road Sign Information

*

 (p. 289)

•

Limitations of Road Sign Information

*

(p. 295)

Road Sign Information and Sensus

Navigation

*

If the car is equipped with Sensus Navigation

*

,

speed information is read from the navigation
unit in the following cases:

•

On detection of signs that indirectly indi-
cate a speed limit, such as motorway, dual
carriageway and city limit signs.

•

If a previously detected speed sign is
assumed not to apply any longer, but no
new sign has been detected.

NOTE

In certain markets, the Road Sign Informa-
tion function

*

 is only available in combina-

tion with Sensus Navigation

*

.

NOTE

If a downloaded third-party app is used for
navigation then there is no support for
speed-related information.

Related information

•

Road Sign Information

*

 (p. 289)

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Road signs are market-dependent - the illustrations in these instructions only show examples.

27

Only in cars with Sensus Navigation

*

.

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Warning for speed limitation and

speed camera from road sign

information

*

Road sign information (RSI

28

) includes sub-

functions that can warn the driver if a speed
limit has been exceeded or in connection with
speed cameras.

Examples of information on speed camera and speed

limit in the driver display

Warning for speed limit

The speed warning is given
by the driver display symbol

29

showing the applicable maxi-
mum permitted speed tem-
porarily flashing when this
speed is exceeded.

A speed warning is always given if the speed
limit is exceeded in connection with speed
camera information.

Speed Limit Warning

 warns the driver when

the applicable speed limit or stored maximum
speed is exceeded – this warning is repeated
once after approx. 30 seconds within the
same speed limit area unless the driver
reduces the speed.

Another warning is available only when the
driver has reduced the speed by at least
5 km/h (3 mph) and then exceeds the speed
limit again, or when the car reaches a new/
different speed limit area.

NOTE

To get an acoustic warning if you exceed
the required speed, the 

Speed Limit

Warning

 function must be activated and

the 

Road Sign Audio Warning

 subfunc-

tion must be set to 

On

. An acoustic warn-

ing is then given if the car's speed exceeds
the speed indicated by the Road Sign
Information function in the driver display.

Warning for speed camera

A car equipped with road
sign information and Sensus
Navigation can provide infor-
mation on an upcoming
speed camera in the driver
display

30

If the car exceeds a detected speed limit with
the 

Speed Limit Warning

 function activated,

a speed warning is given when the car
approaches a speed camera, provided that the
navigation map for the area in question con-
tains information on speed cameras.

NOTE

An option is available to receive an acous-
tic warning for speed cameras independ-
ently of the car's speed and exceeded
speed limit, and even if the 

Road Sign

Audio Warning

 function is deactivated.

Related information

•

Road Sign Information

*

 (p. 289)

•

Activating or deactivating warnings from
road sign information

*

 (p. 294)

•

Limitations of Road Sign Information

*

(p. 295)

28

Road Sign Information

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Road signs are customised for each market – the one shown here is just an example.

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Information on speed cameras on the navigation map is not available for all markets/areas.

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Activating or deactivating

warnings from road sign

information

*

The subfunction 

Speed Limit Warning

 for

Road Sign Information (RSI

31

) is optional –

the driver can choose to activate or deacti-
vate this subfunction.

Activating speed warning

1. Select 

Settings

My Car

IntelliSafe

Road Sign Information

 in the centre

display's top view.

2. Select 

Speed Limit Warning

.

> The function is activated and a speed

limit selector appears.

Adjust the limit for Speed Warning

The driver can select to receive a warning at a
higher speed than the signed speed.

1. Select 

Settings

My Car

IntelliSafe

Road Sign Information

 in the centre

display's top view.

2. Select 

Speed Limit Warning

.

> The function is activated and a speed

limit selector appears.

3. Adjust the limit for Speed Warning by

pressing the up/down arrows on the
screen.

Note that the function does
not give any consideration to
selected limit adjustment
when the driver display
shows the speed camera
symbol.

Activating acoustic warning in
connection with speed warning

1. Select 

Settings

My Car

IntelliSafe

Road Sign Information

 in the centre

display's top view.

2. Select/deselect 

Road Sign Audio

Warning

 to activate/switch off the acous-

tic warning.

With the 

Road Sign Audio Warning

 function

activated, the driver is also warned when driv-
ing towards one-way traffic/no-entry entrance.

Activate speed camera warning

If the car is fitted with Sensus Navigation

*

 and

map data contains information on speed cam-
eras, the driver can opt to receive an audible
warning when approaching a speed camera.

1. Select 

Settings

My Car

IntelliSafe

Road Sign Information

 in the centre

display's top view.

2. Select/deselect 

Speed Camera Audio

Warning

 to activate/switch off the audi-

ble speed camera warning.

Related information

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Road Sign Information

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Warning for speed limitation and speed
camera from road sign information

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(p. 293)

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Limitations of Road Sign Information

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(p. 295)

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Road Sign Information