Volvo XC90: Driver support / Automatic braking during delayed evasive maneuvers with City Safety
City Safety1 can assist the driver by automatically braking the vehicle when it is not possible to avoid a collision by steering alone.
City Safety assists the driver by periodically attempting to predict possible "escape routes" to the sides of the vehicle in the event a slow-moving or stationary vehicle were to be detected at a late stage.
Your vehicle (1) cannot detect any potential escape routes for veering away from the vehicle ahead (2) and may therefore apply the brakes at an earlier stage.
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Slow-moving/stationary vehicles
City Safety will not intervene to automatically apply the brakes if it is possible for the driver to avoid a collision by steering the vehicle.
However, if City Safety determines that an evasive maneuver would not be possible due to traffic in the adjacent lane(s), the function can assist the driver by automatically starting to apply the brakes at an earlier stage.
1 This function is not available on all markets.
City Safety steering assistance limitations during evasive maneuvers
City Safety steering assistance may have limited functionality in certain
situations and not intervene, e.g.:
at speeds outside the range of 50-100 km/h (30-62 mph)
if the driver does not take evasive action
if speed-dependent power steering wheel resistance is working at reduced
power – e...
City Safety braking for oncoming vehicles
City Safety can help you apply the brakes for an oncoming vehicle in your
lane.
If an oncoming vehicle veers into your lane and a collision is unavoidable, City
Safety can help reduce your vehicle's speed to attempt to mitigate the force of
the collision...
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