Volvo XC90: Driver support / City Safety steering assistance for evasive maneuver
City Safety steering assistance can help the driver steer away from a vehicle/obstacle
when it is not possible to avoid a collision by braking alone. City Safety steering
assistance is always activated and cannot be switched off.
![Volvo XC90. City Safety steering assistance for evasive maneuver](images/city_safety_steering_assistance_for_evasive_maneuver-1749/1449/volvo_xc90_city_safety_steering_assistance_for_evasive_maneuver_937.jpg)
Your vehicle swerves away
Slow-moving/stationary vehicle or
obstacle.
City Safety helps provide assistance by strengthening the driver's steering movements,
but only if the driver has begun evasive action and the system detects that the
driver's steering movements are not sufficient to avoid a collision.
The brake system is used simultaneously to further strengthen steering movements.
The function also helps stabilize the vehicle after it has passed the obstacle.
City Safety steering assistance can detect:
- vehicles
- cyclists
- pedestrians
- large animals
In certain situations, it may be difficult for City Safety to help the driver
avoid a collision with crossing traffic.
For example:
On slippery roads when Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is actively operating...
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...
Other information:
The antennas for the keyless start system and keyless locking system* are
integrated in the vehicle.
Location of the antennas:
Under the cup holder in the front
section of the tunnel console
In the upper front section of the
left-side rear door1
In the upper front section of the
right-side rear door1
In the center of the rear seat backrest1
WARNING
Individuals with an implanted pacemaker ..
Make sure that all passengers have buckled their seat belts before starting
to drive.
Buckling seat belts
Pull out the belt slowly and make sure it is not twisted or damaged.If
the seat belt in the second row center seating position1
is used, make sure it is properly positioned in the correct seat belt guide.
NOTE
The seat belt is equipped with a seat belt retractor that will lock
up in..