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DRIVER SUPPORT
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City Safety – introduction
City Safety™
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is a support system designed to
help the driver avoid low speed collisions when
driving in slow-moving, stop-and-go traffic.
City Safety™ is not active if your vehicle’s speed
is below approximately 2 mph (4 km/h). This
means that City Safety™ will not react if your
vehicle approaches another vehicle at very low
speed, for example, when parking.
The function is active at speeds up to approxi-
mately 30 mph (50 km/h) and assists the driver
by applying the brakes automatically, thereby
avoiding or helping to reduce the effects of a col-
lision.
City Safety™ is designed to intervene as late as
possible to help avoid unnecessary activation.
City Safety™ triggers brief, forceful braking if a
low-speed collision is imminent. However, the
system will not intervene in situations where the
driver actively steers the vehicle or applies the
brakes, even if a collision cannot be avoided. This
is done in order to always give the driver’s actions
highest priority.
City Safety™ activates in situations where the
driver has not applied the brakes in time, which
means that the system cannot help the driver in
all situations.
City Safety™ should not be used to alter the way
in which the driver operates the vehicle. The
driver should never rely solely on this system to
safely stop the vehicle.
Normally, the occupants of the vehicle will not be
aware of City Safety™ except when the system
intervenes when a low-speed collision is immi-
nent.
If the vehicle is also equipped with the optional
Collision Warning with Full Auto-brake and
Pedestrian Detection system, the two systems
interact. For more information about the Collision
Warning with Auto-brake system, see Collision
warning – introduction (p. 209) .
WARNING
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City Safety™ is a supplemental aid to the
driver. It can never replace the driver’s
attention to traffic conditions or his/her
responsibility for operating the vehicle in
a safe manner.
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City Safety™ does not function in all driv-
ing situations or in all traffic, weather or
road conditions.
WARNING
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City Safety™ only reacts to vehicles trav-
eling in the same direction as your vehicle
and does not react to small vehicles or
motorcycles or to people or animals.
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City Safety™ is not activated when your
vehicle is backing up.
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City Safety™ functions at speeds up to
30 mph (50 km/h). This system can help
prevent a collision if the difference in
speed between your vehicle and the
vehicle ahead is less than 9 mph
(15 km/h). If the difference in speed is
greater, a collision cannot be avoided but
the speed at which the collision occurs
can be reduced. The driver must apply the
vehicle’s brakes for full braking effect.
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City Safety™ will not intervene in a
potential collision situation if the vehicle
is being driven actively. The driver is
always responsible for maintaining a safe
distance to a vehicle or object ahead.
Related information
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City Safety – function (p. 203)
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City Safety – operation (p. 204)
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City Safety – limitations (p. 204)
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City Safety – troubleshooting (p. 205)
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City Safety is a registered trademark of the Volvo Car Corporation
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