03 your driving environment – Volvo 2013 XC70 User Manual
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03 Your driving environment
Lighting
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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CAUTION
In the following situations, it may be neces-
sary to switch between high and low beams
manually:
•
In heavy fog or rain
•
In blowing snow or slush
•
In bright moonlight
•
In freezing rain
•
In areas with dim street lighting
•
When oncoming vehicles have dim front
lighting
•
If there are pedestrians on or near the
road
•
If there are reflective objects, such as
signs, near the road
•
When oncoming vehicles' lights are
obscured by e.g., fences, bushes, etc.
•
When there are vehicles on connecting
roads
•
At the top of hills or in dips in the road
•
In sharp curves
See page162 for more information about the
camera's limitations.
Tunnel detection (standard on models
with a rain sensor)
The optional rain sensor reacts to the change
in lighting conditions when, for example, the
vehicle is driven into a tunnel. If the daytime
running lights have been deactivated, tunnel
detection will activate the low beam headlights
while the vehicle is in the tunnel. The low
beams will be switched off approx.
20 seconds after the vehicle leaves the tunnel.
The rain sensor does not have to be activated
for tunnel detection to function.
Active Bending Lights (ABL)*
Headlight pattern with the Active Bending Light
function deactivated (left) and activated (right)
When this function is activated, the headlight
beams adjust laterally to help light up a curve
according to movements of the steering wheel
(see the right-pointing beam in the illustration).
ABL is activated automatically
1
when the
engine is started.
The function can be deactivated/reactivated in
the MY CAR menu system under
My XC70
Active Bending Lights
or under
Settings
Car settings
Light settings
Active
Bending Lights
.
See page 189 for a description of the menu
system.
NOTE
This function is only active in twilight or dark
conditions, and only when the vehicle is in
motion.
If a fault should occur in the system, the symbol
will illuminate and a message will be displayed
as shown in the table.
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The factory default setting is on.