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| 2007 Volvo S80 |
I saw an Volvo S80 where the third brake light – the bar in the rear
windshield – flashed like a warning every time the driver hit the
brakes. Is this an add-on or something new for Volvo? I have a 1999 S80 and am interested in adding this safety feature to my car. Thanks!
Answer: No this is not factory installed. To my knowledge some car companies
(mercedes) are starting to look at putting a feature in to strobe the
brake lights in emergency braking maneuvers, but this is not the norm.
Especially if the brake light flashes every time the vehicle brakes,
then this would defeat the purpose of alerting people to an emergency
stop or a driver attempting an emergency braking maneuver. I’ve included
a link below of a sample brake light flasher add-on. Lexus
also has something similar to the Mercedes, but it acts more so in an
offensive sense and not a defensive sense. On their European models of
the LS 600h they have a rear millimeter wave radar that monitors traffic
behind you and if a person is coming up too fast when you are slowing
or stopped, it will flash your brake lights at them as a precautionary
measure. If you would like to add this feature onto your car, look into a
third party market as your Volvo dealer
will not do this for you for liability reasons. Volvo does have
something called crash warning with brake assist, where if you are about
to rear-end someone it will flash a simulated brake light on your
windshield to alert you to them stopping. Let me know if you need any
more assistance or have any more questions about this or other
automotive safety issues.
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