**UPDATED Aug 2023**
So you want to have Pilot Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control on your Volvo, not originally equipped? You can enable it with OrBit, the system uses software and equipment already in your car!(**)
Welcome to the NEW "How to enable ACC/PA" post! With the release of OrBit v0.7.7 this process has been made easier with the Config Presets. The Config Presets allow you to more easily change settings that require multiple individual settings to be changed. Enabling Pilot Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control has been one of those features that requires multiple settings. In addition to that, it has not been clear what "level" of each setting you should use.
I did a ton of research into which model years, which equipment etc. does Volvo use. To answer the question: "If my car had PA/ACC from the factory, what settings would it use?" Now OrBit can use information from the car itself, to set the right settings for PA/ACC for your car. First the basics, then I will explain the different options and why there are different options...
The basics of using the Config Presets for PA/ACC:
OrBit will essentially set the following items for you, to the best values for your car. You do not have to worry about whether you need to set "top damping" for brakes or what level of Traffic Jam Assist. OrBit will choose the right values that your model/year/drivetrain would have, if it was equipped with PA/ACC.
I know at this point you will have questions ;-) I have some answers...
Why the different "Levels" and "Curve Speed Assist"? - I found these settings are not based on technical capability, they vary based on the region of the car, the market is was destined for. The differences in settings may be to meet regulations or legal liability issues per country. Since OrBit allows you to choose freely what you like to enable, you have the option to set these how you like! I can tell you what I discovered through research.
"Level 1" vs "Level 2" - I don't know what the technical difference is. All I know is Japan market cars get "Level 2" and all other markets get "Level 1". If you figure out the difference, let us all know!
What about "Level 3"? - I haven't found any Volvos with PA that use that setting from the factory.
Curve Speed Support - This is a feature enabled only in some markets, Curve Speed Assist enabled. It seems to be based on whether the tech in the car supports estimating an appropriate curve speed per the region of the car. I found some information about this that may or may not be reliable: In Eastern Europe and perhaps some of Western Europe, the data to estimate proper curve speed comes directly from map data. In other parts of Europe and in North America, the system uses "Electronic Horizon" technology, which estimates proper curve speeds by analyzing the nav map data and doing some calculations. This feature seems hit or miss for most that try it. No harm in giving it a try see if it does anything for you!
What about Curve Speed Warning? - No Volvo I've found has this enabled from the factory. They only use the Curve Speed Assist with no warning. Maybe they planned this feature but never implemented it.
Traffic Jam Assist levels - These follow the systems and hardware in the car. OrBit will pick the correct one for your car.
What about Item 314 - Adaptive Cruise Control Version? - I'd leave this alone, it describes the system that is in the car, whether it has PA/ACC from the factory or not, that doesn't change. Most all SPA are "ACC Version 1" with some of the latest cars coming with "ACC Version 2". No Volvos are using versions 3 and 4 that I found.
Can I change the settings to other ones? Yes, go right ahead! I just wanted to give you an easy way to set the "correct" settings on your car, the Config Presets give you that. You are welcome to play around with your car.
There are some other related settings I'll share my experiences (2019 S60 T6 R-Design)
149 ROAD SIGN INFORMATION - I've changed this to version "with SLA" to support Curve speed assist but I am not sure that has any effect where the North American market car would use Electronic Horizon.
155 SPEED WARNING - Disabled on my car original, I have enabled, this works
312 LANE CHANGE ASSIST - I'm not sure if this works on my own car, the feature from Volvo is not what you might think. It simply "speeds up" the car when you put the signal on to change lanes, while you are following another car with the PA/ACC set. It doesn't change lanes for you or anything fancy like that.
(** )Volvo offers or has offered the "Intellisafe Assist" accessory for cars without PA to get it. On non-hybrid cars, they require a new ABS pump unit to be installed. It seems that a different unit was needed for the non-hybrid cars to have Pilot Assist. Not too much is known, other than this may be the unit with "top damping" we see in config. At any rate, while the software is there, and you can enable PA on an ICE model...Volvo doesn't support that without the ABS pump swap. We know it does work and has been fairly common to do, no known issue, but you should know it's AT YOUR OWN RISK! Personally I don't mind, I was curious about PA/ACC so enabled it, but I don't use it very much anyways
So you want to have Pilot Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control on your Volvo, not originally equipped? You can enable it with OrBit, the system uses software and equipment already in your car!(**)
Welcome to the NEW "How to enable ACC/PA" post! With the release of OrBit v0.7.7 this process has been made easier with the Config Presets. The Config Presets allow you to more easily change settings that require multiple individual settings to be changed. Enabling Pilot Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control has been one of those features that requires multiple settings. In addition to that, it has not been clear what "level" of each setting you should use.
I did a ton of research into which model years, which equipment etc. does Volvo use. To answer the question: "If my car had PA/ACC from the factory, what settings would it use?" Now OrBit can use information from the car itself, to set the right settings for PA/ACC for your car. First the basics, then I will explain the different options and why there are different options...
The basics of using the Config Presets for PA/ACC:
- On the configurator tab, click the "Config Presets" button.
- Choose an option from the drop down, from the range of "Cruise Control" settings (A good start is "Cruise Control - PA/ACC - Level 1")
- Click "Apply Preset" button to apply the suggested Items to the configurator table
- Close the Config Presets dialog
- "Write to car" as usual
OrBit will essentially set the following items for you, to the best values for your car. You do not have to worry about whether you need to set "top damping" for brakes or what level of Traffic Jam Assist. OrBit will choose the right values that your model/year/drivetrain would have, if it was equipped with PA/ACC.
- 023 CRUISE CONTROL
- 145 TRAFFIC JAM ASSIST
- 148 CURVE SPEED SUPPORT
- 238 TOP DAMPING BRAKES
I know at this point you will have questions ;-) I have some answers...
Why the different "Levels" and "Curve Speed Assist"? - I found these settings are not based on technical capability, they vary based on the region of the car, the market is was destined for. The differences in settings may be to meet regulations or legal liability issues per country. Since OrBit allows you to choose freely what you like to enable, you have the option to set these how you like! I can tell you what I discovered through research.
"Level 1" vs "Level 2" - I don't know what the technical difference is. All I know is Japan market cars get "Level 2" and all other markets get "Level 1". If you figure out the difference, let us all know!
What about "Level 3"? - I haven't found any Volvos with PA that use that setting from the factory.
Curve Speed Support - This is a feature enabled only in some markets, Curve Speed Assist enabled. It seems to be based on whether the tech in the car supports estimating an appropriate curve speed per the region of the car. I found some information about this that may or may not be reliable: In Eastern Europe and perhaps some of Western Europe, the data to estimate proper curve speed comes directly from map data. In other parts of Europe and in North America, the system uses "Electronic Horizon" technology, which estimates proper curve speeds by analyzing the nav map data and doing some calculations. This feature seems hit or miss for most that try it. No harm in giving it a try see if it does anything for you!
What about Curve Speed Warning? - No Volvo I've found has this enabled from the factory. They only use the Curve Speed Assist with no warning. Maybe they planned this feature but never implemented it.
Traffic Jam Assist levels - These follow the systems and hardware in the car. OrBit will pick the correct one for your car.
What about Item 314 - Adaptive Cruise Control Version? - I'd leave this alone, it describes the system that is in the car, whether it has PA/ACC from the factory or not, that doesn't change. Most all SPA are "ACC Version 1" with some of the latest cars coming with "ACC Version 2". No Volvos are using versions 3 and 4 that I found.
Can I change the settings to other ones? Yes, go right ahead! I just wanted to give you an easy way to set the "correct" settings on your car, the Config Presets give you that. You are welcome to play around with your car.
There are some other related settings I'll share my experiences (2019 S60 T6 R-Design)
149 ROAD SIGN INFORMATION - I've changed this to version "with SLA" to support Curve speed assist but I am not sure that has any effect where the North American market car would use Electronic Horizon.
155 SPEED WARNING - Disabled on my car original, I have enabled, this works
312 LANE CHANGE ASSIST - I'm not sure if this works on my own car, the feature from Volvo is not what you might think. It simply "speeds up" the car when you put the signal on to change lanes, while you are following another car with the PA/ACC set. It doesn't change lanes for you or anything fancy like that.
(** )Volvo offers or has offered the "Intellisafe Assist" accessory for cars without PA to get it. On non-hybrid cars, they require a new ABS pump unit to be installed. It seems that a different unit was needed for the non-hybrid cars to have Pilot Assist. Not too much is known, other than this may be the unit with "top damping" we see in config. At any rate, while the software is there, and you can enable PA on an ICE model...Volvo doesn't support that without the ABS pump swap. We know it does work and has been fairly common to do, no known issue, but you should know it's AT YOUR OWN RISK! Personally I don't mind, I was curious about PA/ACC so enabled it, but I don't use it very much anyways
