| Advanced technology to support the human factor. After all, we’re only human. That’s why we build cars that help support you in different situations, with technology that
expands the human senses and helps you to focus on driving. Still, technology will never take the responsibility away
from you as the driver. Final decisions are always in your hands. But if these technologies help make you a more alert
and relaxed driver, they will also contribute to the overall safety of those in and around your Volvo.
City Safety* is standard on the Volvo XC60. At speeds up to 20 mph,
this laser-based technology can automatically brake your car to help
you avoid running into a slower or stationary vehicle in front of you or
mitigate the effects of collision.
Collision Warning with
Auto Brake* for highway driving is Volvo’s
radar and camera based technology that can warn you if you’re too
close to a vehicle ahead and if a collision can’t be avoided, can activate
the brakes to help reduce the effects of a crash.
Driver Alert Control (DAC)* is a unique technology designed for
highway driving and can remind you if you’re losing concentration.
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)* monitors your car’s position on
the road and helps alert you if you unintentionally are crossing a lane
marker at speeds over 40 mph.
All-wheel drive with Instant Traction™ continuously distributes
power to the wheels with the best traction for reassuring stability in
a wide range of conditions.
Dynamic Stability and Traction Control (DSTC)* helps you maintain
traction in a wide range of situations and prevent the car from skidding.
Trailer Stability Assist (TSA)* helps counteract snaking tendencies
from a trailer when towing.
* Included in the optional Collision Avoidance Package
Roll Stability Control (RSC) senses an impending roll-over and
brakes one or more of the wheels to help counter roll tendency and
help restore the vehicle’s balance.
Slim windshield pillars are smartly designed and made of ultra
high-strength steel to both help provide crash protection and help
improve your front lateral vision.
Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) helps to detect vehicles
entering the blind spot on both sides of your car (optional).
Active Bi-Xenon® Lights (ABL) expand your vision range by
about 230% when you’re driving in the dark and improved illumination
around curves (optional).
Emergency Brake Light (EBL) senses a panic brake maneuver
and starts flashing the brake lights to warn the road users behind.
Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA) ensures optimal braking power
to help you stop the car in the shortest possible distance.
Ready Alert Brakes (RAB) anticipate an emergency braking to
further help reduce the braking distance.
Intelligent Driver Information System (IDIS) can help reduce
your workload in stressful situations.
Safety comes naturally. It’s in the genes – an uncompromising ambition to both protect and celebrate life. It’s human nature. And it’s what
makes a Volvo a Volvo. For decades, we’ve created cars that both encourage people to enjoy life and offer protection
in the event of an accident. In fact, thousands of people all over the world can say they’re still alive because of a
Volvo. This is not by coincidence. Our founders stated that safety is, and will always be, at the heart of what we do.
As a result, Volvo is recognized the world over for our passion to provide the safest cars on the road.
The protective character of a Volvo also encompasses the world we share. As far back as 1972, Volvo was the first
car manufacturer to acknowledge the environmental downside of cars. Since then, we’ve been committed to reducing
the environmental impact of the cars we make and how we make them. Therefore, choosing a Volvo will never be
something you do just for yourself. Not that you can’t, but our cars will always consider the well-being of more than
one. Even if those people happen to be outside your car or are part of future generations. It’s just the way we are.
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