An tilo c k Bra ke S ys te m (ABS )
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Th e c o n c e p t
Bra kin g w ith ABS
On ro a d s urfa c e s w hic h h a ve a lo os e
la ye r o n a firm b a s e (o n g ra ve l o r s now,
for in s ta nc e ), th e b ra kin g d is ta nc e s with
th e ve hic le e xc e e d s a s p e e d o f a p p ro x.
ABS m a y b e lo nge r th a n w ith th e
ABS e nha nc e s a c tive s a fe ty b y h e lp ing The s ys te m b e c om e s o p e ra tive o nc e
to p re ve nt th e w he e ls fro m lo c kin g u n-
d e r b ra kin g. Th e re a s on: Lo c ke d whe e ls 6 m p h (1 0 km /h). Th e AB S is d e a c ti-
whe e ls lo c ke d . Th e s a m e a p p lie s w he n
s now c ha ins h a ve b e e n m ounte d . Ho w-
e ve r, AB S c ontin ue s to p ro vid e e n-
ha nc e d ve hic le s ta b ility a nd s te e ring re -
s p ons e u nd e r th e s e c ond itio ns .
a re d a nge ro us . Wh e n th e fro nt w he e ls
s lid e , th e d rive r lo s e s s te e ring c ontro l
ove r th e ve hic le . Tra c tio n lo s s a t th e
re a r w he e ls c a n c a us e th e re a r e nd to
b re a k in to a n u nc ontro lle d s kid .
va te d w he ne ve r th e ve hic le 's s p e e d
d ro p s b a c k b e low a p p ro x. 4 m p h
(6 km /h). Th is m e a ns th a t th e w he e ls
c a n lo c k in th e fin a l p ha s e o f a b ra ke
a p p lic a tio n – a fa c to r o f n o s ignific a nc e
in a c tu a l u s e .
ABS is d e s igne d to m e e t tw o e s s e ntia l
re q uire m e nts d uring e ve ry b ra ke a p p li- If yo u a re in a s itu a tio n w hic h re q uire s
c a tio n:
full b ra kin g, yo u w ill e xp loit th e fu ll b e n-
e fits o f th e AB S s ys te m if yo u a p p ly
m a xim um b ra ke p re s s ure ("p a nic s to p ").
S inc e th e ve hic le m a inta ins s te e ring re -
s p ons ive ne s s , yo u c a n a vo id p os s ib le
ob s ta c le s w ith a m inim um o f s te e ring
e ffort, d e s p ite th e fu ll b ra ke a p p lic a tio n.
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To h e lp p ro vid e ve hic le s ta b ility
To h e lp re ta in s te e ring a nd m a ne u-
ve ring c a p a b ility o n a ll typ e s o f ro a d
s urfa c e (a s p ha lt, c e m e nt, d irt, m ois -
tu re , s now a nd ic e ).
The s ys te m c a n a c hie ve th e s horte s t
b ra kin g d is ta nc e s p os s ib le u nd e r m os t
c ond itio ns (o n s tra ight- a wa y a nd in
c urve s , o n a s p ha lt, ic e , w e t ro a d s ur-
fa c e s , e tc .).
The AB S s ys te m c los e d -loop c ontro l
c irc uit c yc le s in fra c tio ns o f a s e c ond .
A p uls a tio n a t th e b ra ke p e d a l ind ic a te s
to th e d rive r th a t AB S is a c tive , th a t is ,
th a t th e ve hic le is w ith in its m a xim um
b ra kin g ra nge . In a d d itio n, th e a ud ib le
p uls a tio n th a t a c c om p a nie s th e c ontro l
op e ra tio n c a lls th e a tte ntio n o f th e
d rive r to th e re d uc e d tra c tio n b e tw e e n
th e tire s a nd th e ro a d s urfa c e (s lip p e ry
ro a d s urfa c e ), a nd s e rve s a s a re m ind e r
th a t th e s p e e d o f th e c a r s hould b e re -
d uc e d to a d a p t to ro a d c ond itio ns .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 528i, BMW 540i, BMW E39 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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