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.

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:
Networks must meet certain criteria in order for the vehicle to connect.
It is possible to connect to the following types of networks:
Frequency - 2.4 or 5 GHz1.
Standards - 802.11 a/b/g/n.
Security type - WPA2-AES-CCMP.
The vehicle's Wi-Fi system is designed to handle Wi-Fi devices inside the vehicle...
Volvo is one of the leading companies for car safety.
Volvo engineers and manufactures vehicles designed to help protect vehicle occupants
in the event of a collision.
Volvos are designed to absorb the impact of a collision. This energy absorption
system including, but not limited to, structural compo- nents such as bumper reinforcement
bars, bumper energy absorbers, frames, rails, fender apron..