Volvo XC90: Starting and driving / Brake functions
The vehicle's brakes are used to reduce speed or prevent the vehicle from
rolling.
In addition to the wheel brakes and parking brakes, the vehicle is also equipped
with a number of automatic brake assist functions. These systems provide assistance
by e.g. the driver not needing to depress the brake pedal at a traffic light, when
starting up a hill or when driving down a hill.
Depending on how the vehicle is equipped, the following brake assist functions
may be included:
- Auto-hold brake function at a standstill (Auto Hold)
- Hill Start Assist (Hill Start Assist)
- Braking assist after a collision
- City Safety
- Hill Descent Control (Hill Descent Control)*
* Option/accessory.
The vehicle's ignition can be put in various modes (levels) to make different
functions available.
Selecting an ignition mode
Start knob in the tunnel console...
The brake pedal is used to apply the vehicle's regular brakes, which are part
of the brake system.
The vehicle is equipped with two brake circuits. If one brake circuit is damaged,
the brake pedal may go down further when depressed...
Other information:
When a phone is connected with Bluetooth to the vehicle, contacts can be managed
directly in the center display.
Up to 3,000 contacts can be displayed from the phone selected in the center display.
Scroll by letter or
to find contacts. Only letters matching
existing contacts in the phone book will be shown...
The center display shows messages in certain circumstances to inform or assist
the driver.
Example of message in the center display's Top view.
Messages with lower priority for the driver are shown in the center display.
Most of the messages are shown in the center display's status bar...