Collision avoidance assistance

The collision avoidance assistance function can help you to reduce the risk of the car accidentally leaving its lane and/or colliding with another vehicle or obstacle by actively steering the car back into the lane and/or swerving.

Collision avoidance assistance

If your car has inadvertently left its lane, the collision avoidance assistance function can help you to steer it back into the lane. This function can also help with swerving and/or taking evasive action if there is a risk of you colliding with another vehicle or an obstacle.1

Activate and deactivate collision avoidance assistance

17w49 - P5 - Support site - Car functions menu in the Center display
You can activate the collision avoidance assistance function from the function view in your centre display.
17w49 - P5 - Support site - Collision Avoid Assistance Symbol

Press Collision avoidance in the function view in your centre display to activate or deactivate the function.

When this function is activated, the following subfunctions are enabled:

  • Steering assist with run-off mitigation
  • Steering assistance upon risk of head-on
  • Steering assistance upon risk of rear-end collision2

 Note

Even though it is possible to deactivate the function, it is advisable for the driver to always have it activated since it improves driving safety in most cases.

Available driver support systems may vary depending on the market, options, car model and model year.

  1. 1 The function may vary from model to model. See the Owner's Manual for your car for more information.
  2. 2 Not applicable to XC40.

This article is applicable to

  • Car model/model year

  • XC90 and XC90 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid from model year 2016 to 2022.

  • S90, V90 and V90 Cross Country from model year 2017 to 2021.

  • XC60, XC60 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid, V90 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid and S90 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid from model year 2018 to 2021.

  • XC40 from model year 2018 onwards.

  • V60, V60 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid and V60 Cross Country from model year 2019 to 2022.

  • XC40 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid from model year 2020 onwards.

  • S90 Twin Engine from model year 2019 to 2021

  • The range of models may vary depending on market.