Driver support -> Connected Safety for Your Volvo XC40 SUV 2020

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)  
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Not available on all markets.  
Data is transferred (data traffic) when using the Internet, and this may involve a cost.  
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* 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  
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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  
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The function is not available in all markets.  
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* Option/accessory. 273