2023 Volvo XC40 Mild Hybrid Road Sign Information
Road Sign Information
(Option/accessory)
The function is available in certain markets.
Examples of readable signs.(Road signs are market-dependent – illustrations in these instructions only show a few examples)
RSI can provide information about such things as current speed, when a motorway or road is starting/ending, when overtaking is prohibited or when the direction of travel is one-way.
If the car passes a speed limit sign, it will be shown in the driver’s display.
Road Sign Information also includes subfunctions that can warn the driver if a speed limit has been exceeded or in connection with speed cameras.
NoteThe speed camera information function will be available at a later time.
NoteIn certain markets, the road sign information function is only available in combination with map data. This may require the settings for Google Maps to be changed.
NoteIn certain markets, the road sign information function is only available in combination with map data.
Warning
- The function is supplementary driver support intended to facilitate driving and make it safer – it cannot handle all situations in all traffic, weather and road conditions.
- The driver is advised to read all sections in the Owner’s Manual that relate to this function to learn about factors such as its limitations and what the driver should be aware of before using the system.
- Driver support functions are not a substitute for the driver’s attention and judgement. The driver is always responsible for ensuring the car is driven in a safe manner, at the appropriate speed, with an appropriate distance to other vehicles, and in accordance with current traffic rules and regulations.
Limitations of Road Sign Information
The Road Sign Information function may have limitations in certain situations.
The function is available in certain markets.
Examples of what can reduce the function are as follows:
- Faded signs
- Signs positioned on bends
- Rotated or damaged signs
- Signs positioned high above the roadway
- Fully/partially obscured or poorly positioned signs
- Signs completely or partly covered with frost, snow and/or dirt
- Digital road maps with outdated, incorrect or missing speed information(Map data with speed information does not exist for all areas)
- no Internet connection.
- approval for Google Maps.(Read more at Maps Privacy center)
NoteIn certain markets, the road sign information function is only available in combination with map data.
NoteThis function uses the car’s camera and radar units, which have certain general limitations.
Warning for speed limitation and speed camera from road sign information
The function is available in certain markets.
The speed warning is given by the driver display symbol(Road signs are customised for each market – the one shown here is just an example) flashing when the speed limit is exceeded by 5 km/h (3 mph).
The warning is repeated once after approx. 30 seconds if the speed has not been reduced.
New warnings will then be given if the speed has been reduced within 5 km/h (3 mph) of the speed limit. A new warning may also be given if the car drives into another speed limit area.
A speed warning is always given if the speed limit is exceeded in connection with speed camera information.(Information on speed cameras on the navigation map is not available for all markets/areas)
Warning for speed cameraA car equipped with Road Sign Information and map data(Information on speed cameras on the navigation map is not available for all markets/areas) can provide information on an upcoming speed camera in the driver display.
NoteThe speed camera information function will be available at a later time.
Activating and deactivating warnings from road sign information
(Option/accessory)
The function is available in certain markets.
Activate or deactivate the function under settings.
Press 
in the centre display.
Tap on Driving and select Road Sign Information settings.
Display mode for road sign information
The function is available in certain markets.
Example of detected speed information.
When the function detects a road sign with an imposed speed limit, the driver display shows the sign as a symbol.
If the car is equipped with map data, speed-related information is also obtained from map data, which means that the driver display can show or change information on the speed limit without having passed a speed-related sign.
An additional sign, such as “no overtaking”, may be shown together with the speed limit symbol.
Speed limit or end of motorwayWhen the function detects an “indirect speed limit sign” stating the end of the current speed limit – e.g. at the end of a motorway – a symbol appears with the corresponding road sign in the driver’s display.
If the car is equipped with map data, direct speed limit signs are normally displayed – indirect speed limit signs are only displayed if map data has no information on the speed limit for the road section in question.
Example of indirect speed limit sign:
End of all restrictions.
End of motorway.
The driver display’s symbol is extinguished shortly after and is re-illuminated when you next drive past a speed-related sign.
Changed speed limitWhen passing a direct speed limit sign when a speed limit changes a symbol with the corresponding road sign appears in the driver’s display.
Example of direct speed limit sign.
The driver display’s symbol is extinguished shortly after and is re-illuminated when you next drive past a speed-related sign.
If the car is equipped with map data, speed limit signs are shown in the driver display when map data contains information on the speed limit for the road section in question, even if no direct sign has been passed. If map data has no information, the sign is extinguished after a while.
Additional signs
Examples of additional signs.
Sometimes different speed limits are signed for the same road – an additional sign then indicates the circumstances under which the different speeds apply. The road section may be particularly susceptible to accidents in rain and/or fog, for example.
An additional sign relating to rain is displayed only if the windscreen wipers are in use.
Some speed limits only apply after a certain distance or at a certain time of day. The driver’s attention is drawn to this fact by means of a symbol for an additional sign below the speed symbol.
Sign for “School” and “Children at play”
The driver display can show a sign for School or Children at Play, if the data is available.