Deutsch
EnglishDriver support -> Connected Safety for your Volvo XC40 2018-2026
DRIVER SUPPORT
Connected Safety10
When your own car is
WARNING
approaching a vehicle with
flashing hazard warning
flashers, this symbol is
shown on the driver display.
Connected Safety communicates information
between your own car and other vehicles via
the Internet11. 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.
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.
•
•
When your own car is close to a vehicle with
flashing hazard warning flashers, the symbol
doubles in size.
The driver is advised to read all sec-
tions in the Owner's Manual that relate
to this function to learn about factors
such as its limitations and what the
driver should be aware of before using
the system.
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.
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.
•
Connected Safety can help the driver with the
following:
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
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.
have received the information
via Connected Safety.
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.
Related information
When the approaching vehicle is close to the
slippery section of road, the symbol doubles in
size.
Driving support systems (p. 266)
•
•
•
•
Internet-connected car* (p. 505)
10
Not available on all markets.
Data is transferred (data traffic) when using the Internet, and this may involve a cost.
11
* Option/accessory. 271
DRIVER SUPPORT
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.
Related information
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.
Internet-connected car* (p. 505)
•
•
User terms and conditions and data shar-
ing (p. 511)
•
This can be because for example:
Activate or deactivate the
function using this button in
the centre display's function
view.
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.
GREEN button indication – the function is
activated.
•
•
Vehicles that have detected slippery surfa-
ces, or have activated their hazard warn-
ing flashers, do not have the function acti-
vated.
•
•
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
Internet12 can be made. For example, a situa-
tion where the driver must accept data being
sent from the car using his/her mobile phone.
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.
•
•
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.
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.
272
* Option/accessory.
DRIVER SUPPORT
on a minor road which is missing in Volvo
Cars database.
and the car normally stops just behind the
vehicle in front.
City Safety™
City Safety13 can use lights, sound and a
brake pulse warning to alert the driver to
pedestrians, cyclists, larger animals and vehi-
cles.
Connected Safety is not available in all
markets and does not cover all areas - a
retailer for Volvo has information on cur-
rent areas.
•
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.
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.
The driver or passengers are not normally
aware of City Safety - it only intervenes in a
situation where a collision is immediately
imminent.
Function overview
Related information
Acoustic signal in the event of a risk of col-
lision
•
Internet-connected car* (p. 505)
•
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
13
The function is not available in all markets.
}}
* Option/accessory. 273
