Traffic information in real time (RTTI)

With a connected car, you can obtain real-time traffic information about queues, road closures and other things that may affect your travel time.

How does RTTI work?

Information on traffic events and traffic flow is retrieved continuously from an internet service. Traffic conditions can be shown for motorways, major roads and country roads and for certain inner city routes.

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Coloured lines notify you of the traffic situation.

The traffic information extends approximately 120 km from the car's position.

Text and symbols on the map are shown as usual and the traffic flow shows how quickly the traffic is moving on a road in relation to the road's speed limit.

Traffic flow can be displayed on the map by a coloured line per direction:

  • Green - no disruptions.
  • Orange - slow traffic.
  • Red - congestion/traffic jam/accident.

Activating/deactivating

In the normal view for the navigation source, press OK/MENU and select Settings → Use Real Time Traffic Information.
Select in the box to activate real time traffic information, or deselect the box to deactivate.

 Note

Traffic information is not available in all areas/countries.

Coverage areas for traffic information are being increased continuously.

The traffic information that is shared from the car is anonymous and is only shared when RTTI is activated.

Upgrade Sensus Connect and get access to RTTI1

On certain models it is possible to get access to RTTI by upgrading Sensus Connect at an authorised Volvo workshop. Upgrade available from April 2017. See under "this article is relevant for" for information on which models can be updated.

  1. 1 Requires that the car has the option, or has been upgraded with, Sensus Navigation.

This article is applicable to

  • Car model/model year

  • S60, V60 and XC60 from and including model year 2014 to and including 2017.Applies to cars with Sensus Navigation and with Sensus Connect upgrade (available April 2017).

  • V40, V70, XC70 and S80 from and including model year 2015 to and including 2017.Applies to cars with Sensus Navigation and with Sensus Connect upgrade (available April 2017).

  • All cars from and including model year 2017 to and including 2019 with Sensus Navigation have RTTI as standard.

  • The range of models, systems and services may vary depending on market.

  • For car models from and including model year 2020, see on-line manual for the model concerned.