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Messages for City Safety
A number of messages regarding City Safety can be shown in the driver display.The following table shows some examples.
Message Specification
Automatic intervention City SafetyWhen City Safety brakes or has done an automatic braking, several of the driver display symbols may be illuminated in connection with a text message being shown.
City Safety Reduced functionality Service requiredThe system does not function as it should. A workshop should be contacted - an authorised Volvo workshop is recommended.
Related information
•City Safety (p. 330)

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Rear Collision Warning
The Rear Collision Warning (RCW) function can help the driver to avoid being hit by a vehicleapproaching from behind.
RCW is activated automatically each time the engine is started. The RCW can warn the driver in a vehicle approaching from behind that a collision is immi-nent by rapidly flashing the direction indicators. If, at a vehicle speed below 30 km/h (20 mph), the RCW function detects that the car is in dan-ger of being hit from behind, the seatbelt ten-sioners may tension the front seatbelts and theWhiplash Protection System safety system isactivated. Immediately before the collision, RCW may also activate the foot brake in order to reduce the for-ward acceleration of the car during the collision.However, the foot brake is only activated if thecar is stationary. The foot brake releases immedi-ately if the accelerator pedal is depressed.
LimitationsIn certain cases the RCW may have difficultyhelping the driver in the event of a collision risk.This can be for example:
• if the vehicle approaching from the rear isdetected too late
• if the vehicle approaching from the rearchanges lane at the last moment •
if the vehicle approaching from the rear has aspeed exceeding 80 km/h (50 mph).
NOTE
In certain markets, RCW does
not give a
warning with the direction indicators due to local traffic regulations - in such cases, thispart of the function is deactivated.
NOTE
The warning with direction indicators for Rear Collision Warning is deactivated if the warn-ing distance for collision warning in the CitySafety function is set at the lowest level "
Late".
The seat belt pre-tensioning and braking functions are, however, still active.
Related information
• City Safety (p. 330)
• Setting the warning distance for City Safety (p. 332)
• Seatbelt tensioner (p. 59)
• Whiplash Protection System (p. 57)
Blind Spot Information
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The Blind Spot Information (BLIS) function is designed to give a warning of vehicles diago-nally behind and to the side of your car so as togive assistance in heavy traffic on roads withseveral lanes in the same direction.
BLIS is a driver aid intended to give a warning of: • vehicles in the car's blind spot
• quickly approaching vehicles in the left and right lanes closest to the car.

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Location of BLIS lamp15
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Indicator lamp
The BLIS button in the centre display's func- tion view activates/deactivates the function.
Principle of Blind Spot Information
Zone in blind spot
Zone for quickly approaching vehicle.
The BLIS function is active at speeds above 10 km/h (6 mph). The system is designed to react when: • your car is overtaken by other vehicles
• another vehicle is quickly approaching your car.
When BLIS detects a vehicle in Zone 1 or aquickly approaching vehicle in Zone 2, the indica-tor lamp on the door mirror on the affected sideilluminates with a constant glow. If the driver acti-vates the direction indicator on the same side asthe warning, the indicator lamp will change over from a constant glow to flashing with a moreintense light.
NOTE
The lamp illuminates on the side of the car where the system has detected the vehicle. Ifthe car is overtaken on both sides at thesame time then both lamps illuminate.
WARNING
Blind Spot Information does not work on sharp bends. Blind Spot Information does not work when the car is reversing.
WARNING
Blind Spot Information is a supplementary aid and does not work in all situations. Blind Spot Information is no substitute for a safe driving style and the use of rearview anddoor mirrors. Blind Spot Information can never replace responsibility and attention by the driver. It isalways the driver

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WARNING
The system is a supplement to, not a replace- ment for, a safe driving style and use of therearview mirrors. It can never replace the driv-er's attention and responsibility. The responsi-bility for changing lanes safely always restswith the driver.
Related information
• Activate/deactivate Blind Spot Information
*
(p. 342)
• Limitations of Blind Spot Information
*
(p. 343)
• Messages for Blind Spot Information
* and
Cross Traffic Alert * (p. 347)
• Cross Traffic Alert
* (p. 343)
Activate/deactivate Blind Spot Information *
The Blind Spot Information (BLIS) function can be activated/deactivated.
Location of Blind Spot Information lamp 16
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Indicator lamp
The function is activated/deactivated using the BLIS button in the centre display's func-tion view.
–Tap on the BLIS button in function view.
> BLIS is activated/deactivated - a green/ grey indicator is shown in the button.
If BLIS is activated when starting the engine, the function is confirmed by the door mirror indicatorlamps blinking once. If BLIS was deactivated when the engine wasswitched off, it will continue to be deactivatedwhen the engine is next started and no indicatorlights will then be illuminated.
WARNING
Blind Spot Information is a supplementary aid and does not work in all situations. Blind Spot Information is no substitute for a safe driving style and the use of rearview anddoor mirrors. Blind Spot Information can never replace responsibility and attention by the driver. It isalways the driver

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Limitations of Blind Spot Information*
The Blind Spot Information (BLIS) function may have limitations in certain situations.
Examples of limitations:
• Dirt, ice and snow covering the sensors may reduce the functions and deactivate alerts.
• BLIS is deactivated when a trailer is con-nected to the car

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• an acoustic signal - the sound is heard in theleft-hand or right-hand speaker according tothe direction from which the objectapproaches.
• an illuminated icon in the PAS graphics onthe screen.
• an icon on the Park assist camera top view.
Illuminated CTA icon in the PAS graphic on the screen.
WARNING
CTA is a supplementary aid and does not work in all situations. CTA is no substitute for a safe driving style and the use of rearview and door mirrors. CTA can never replace the driver's responsi- bility and attention - it is always the driver'sresponsibility to reverse in a safe manner.
Related information
•
Activate/deactivate Cross Traffic Alert
*
(p. 344)
• Messages for Blind Spot Information
* and
Cross Traffic Alert * (p. 347)
• Limitations of Cross Traffic Alert (p. 345)
• Blind Spot Information
* (p. 340)
Activate/deactivate Cross Traffic Alert *
The Cross Traffic Alert (CTA) function can be activated/deactivated.
The function is activated/deac- tivated in function view in thecentre display.
–Tap on the Cross Traffic Alert button in
function view. > •GREEN button indication - CTA is acti- vated.
• GREY button indication - CTA is deac-tivated.
CTA is always in activated mode after the engine
is started.
WARNING
CTA is a supplementary aid and does not work in all situations. CTA is no substitute for a safe driving style and the use of rearview and door mirrors. CTA can never replace the driver's responsi- bility and attention - it is always the driver'sresponsibility to reverse in a safe manner.

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Related information
•Cross Traffic Alert
* (p. 343)
• Limitations of Cross Traffic Alert (p. 345)
• Messages for Blind Spot Information
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Cross Traffic Alert * (p. 347)
Limitations of Cross Traffic Alert The Cross Traffic Alert (CTA) function may have limitations in certain situations.
CTA does not perform optimally in all situations but has some limitations. For example, the CTAsensors cannot "see" through other parked vehi-cles or obstructing obstacles. Here are some examples of situations where CTA

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Keep the surface clean - on both the left and right-hand sides of the car 18
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To ensure optimal functionality, the surfaces in front of the sensors must be kept clean. Do not affix any objects, tape, labels or similar within the area of the sensors.
IMPORTANT
Repair of the BLIS and CTA functions' com- ponents or repainting the bumpers must onlybe performed by a workshop - an authorisedVolvo workshop is recommended.
Related information
• Cross Traffic Alert
* (p. 343)
• Activate/deactivate Cross Traffic Alert
*
(p. 344) •
Messages for Blind Spot Information
* and
Cross Traffic Alert * (p. 347)
• Limitations of Blind Spot Information
*
(p. 343)
18 NOTE: The illustration is schematic - details may vary depending on car model.

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Messages for Blind Spot Information* and Cross Traffic Alert *
A number of messages regarding Blind Spot Information (BLIS) and Cross Traffic Alert (CTA)can be shown in the driver display.The following table shows some examples.
Message Specification
Blind spot sensor Service requiredThe system does not function as it should. A workshop should be contacted - an authorised Volvo workshop is recommended.
Blind spot system off Trailer attachedBLIS and CTA have been deactivated as a trailer has been connected to the car's electrical system.
Related information
•Blind Spot Information
* (p. 340)
• Activate/deactivate Blind Spot Information
*
(p. 342)
• Limitations of Blind Spot Information
*
(p. 343)
• Cross Traffic Alert
* (p. 343)
• Activate/deactivate Cross Traffic Alert
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(p. 344)
• Managing messages in the driver display and the centre display (p. 108)

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Road Sign Information *
The Road Sign Information function (Road Sign Information – RSI) helps the driver to observespeed signs and certain prohibition signs as thecar passes them.
Examples of readable signs 19
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RSI provides information about such things as current speed, when a motorway or road is star-ting/ending, when overtaking is prohibited orwhen the direction of travel is one-way. In the case where both a sign for motorway/dual carriageway and a sign for the speed limit arepassed, RSI selects to show a sign symbol formotorway/dual carriageway. The new speed limitis shown directly with a line in the driver display'sspeed scale.
WARNING
RSI does not work in all situations but is designed merely as a supplementary aid. The driver always bears ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the vehicle is driven safelyand that applicable road traffic rules and reg-ulations are followed.
Related information
• Sign display with Road Sign Information (p. 348)
• Speed camera information
* (p. 350)
• Activating/deactivating Road Sign Informa-tion (p. 351)
• Limitations of Road Sign Information
*
(p. 352)
Sign display with Road Sign Information
The Road Sign Information function (Road Sign
Information - RSI) registers and shows roadsigns in different ways depending on the signand the situation.
Example of detected speed information 20
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When RSI detects a road sign with an imposed speed limit, the driver display shows the sign as asymbol plus an indication in red on the speedom-eter.
19 Road signs are market-dependent - illustrations in these instructions only show a few examples.
20 Road signs are market-dependent - illustrations in these instructions only show a few examples.