Volvo 2008 S80 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 210)

04 Comfort and driving pleasure

BLIS* – Blind Spot Information System

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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

Activate/deactivate

Button for activating/deactivating.

BLIS is activated when the engine is started.

The indicator lamps in the door panels flash

three times when BLIS is activated.

The system can be deactivated/activated after

starting the engine with one press on the

BLIS button.

Some combinations of the selected equipment

leave no vacant space for a button in the centre

console - in which case the function is handled

by the car's menu system MY CAR under

Settings

Car settings BLIS. (For a

description of the menu system, see

page 142).

When BLIS is deactivated, the lamp in the but-

ton goes out and a message is shown in the

instrument panel display.

When BLIS is activated the light in the button

illuminates, a new text message is shown on

the display and the indicator lamps in the door

panels flash 3 times. Press the READ button to

delete the text message. (For a description of

messages, see page 140).

When BLIS operates

The system operates when the car is driven at

a speed above 10 km/h.

Overtaking

The system is designed to react if:

•

you overtake another vehicle at a speed of

up to 10 km/h faster than the other vehicle

•

you are overtaken by a vehicle travelling up

to 70 km/h faster than you are travelling.

WARNING

BLIS does not work in sharp bends.

BLIS does not work when the car is revers-

ing.

A wide trailer coupled to the car can conceal

other vehicles in adjacent lanes. It can pre-

vent the vehicle in the screened area from

being detected by BLIS.

Daylight and darkness

In daylight the system reacts to the shape of

the surrounding vehicles. The system is

designed to detect motor vehicles such as

cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles.

In darkness the system reacts to the head-

lamps of surrounding vehicles. If the head-

lamps of surrounding vehicles are not switched

on then the system does not detect the vehi-

cles. This means for example that the system

does not react to a trailer without headlamps

which is towed behind a car or truck.

WARNING

The system does not react to cyclists or

moped riders.

The BLIS cameras have limitations similar to

those of the human eye, i.e. they do not

"see" as well e.g. in heavy snowfall, against

strong light or in thick fog.

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