Limitations of Connected Safety
Information about vehicles with activated hazard warning flashers or which have detected slippery driving conditions is not always communicated between all vehicles within the same area.
This can be because for example:
- Poor or no contact with the Internet.
- Vehicles on slippery surfaces make manoeuvres that are too weak for low friction between tyres and road surface to be detectable, e.g. steering wheel movement, acceleration or braking.
- Vehicles that have low friction, or have activated their hazard warning flashers, do not have the functions activated.
- Vehicles that have low friction, or have activated their hazard warning flashers, are not equipped with the functions.
- There may be no warning due to missing or defective global positioning/satellite navigation.
- Detection of low friction or activation of hazard warning flashers has taken place on a road which is missing from Volvo Cars database.
- Connected Safety is not available in all markets and does not cover all areas - a retailer for Volvo has information on current areas.
Warning
- In certain situations, the function may give incorrect warnings for slippery driving conditions.
- The function cannot always detect other vehicles with activated hazard warning flashers or detect all sections of road with slippery surfaces.