An tilo c k Bra ke S ys te m (ABS )
10
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ABS e nhance s a ctive s afe ty b y h e lping
to p reve nt th e whe e ls from locking unde r
bra king. Whe n th e fro nt w he e ls s lide, th e
drive r los e s s te e ring c ontro l ove r th e
ve hicle. Tractio n lo s s a t th e re ar whe e ls
can c aus e th e re ar e nd to b re ak in to
uncontro lle d o ve rs te e r.
Drivin g w ith ABS
On ro ad s urfa ce s fe atu ring a lo os e to p
laye r on a firm e r s ubs tra tu m, e .g., o n
grave l o r s now, th e b ra king d is ta nce s
with ABS m ay b e lo nge r th an w ith th e
whe e ls lo cke d. Ho weve r, ABS c ontinue s
to p rovid e e nhance d ve hicle a nd s te e r-
ing c ontro l unde r th e s e c onditions.
The ye llow ABS w arn ing in th e ins tru -
me nt p ane l g oe s o ut a s s oon a s th e
e ngine is s ta rte d.
The s ys te m b e come s ope ra tive once th e
ve hicle e xc e e ds a s pe e d o f 5 m ph
(8
km /h). The ABS is d e activa te d w he n-
ABS is d e s igne d to m e e t tw o e s s e ntia l
re quire me nts d uring e ve ry a pplicatio n:
eve r th e ve hicle 's s pe e d d rops b e low
approx. 2 m ph (3 km /h). This m e ans th at
aTo e ns ure th at th e s ys te m re mains
comple te ly ope ra tio nal, neve r modify th e
ABS . S e rvic e p roce dure s o n ABS a re to
be p e rfo rm e d b y a uth orize d te chnicians
only.c
d to h e lp p rovid e ve hicle s ta bility on a ll th e w he e ls c an lo ck in th e fin al p ha s e o f
typ e s o f ro ad s urfa ce (a s phalt, a b ra king a ctio n - a fa cto r of no s ignifi-
ce me nt, d irt, m ois tu re, s now a nd ic e ). cance in a ctu al p ra ctic e.
d to h e lp to re ta in s te e ring a nd m ane u-
ve ring c apability unde r th e s ame c on-
ditions.
The ABS s ys te m c los e d-loop c ontro l c ir-
cuit c yc le s in fra ctio ns o f a s e cond. A
ABS m ay fa il to functio n w ith m axim um
puls atio n a t th e b ra ke p e dal indicate s to e fficie ncy w he n tire s o f d iffe re nt s ize s
th e d rive r th at ABS is a ctive , th at is , th at are m ounte d (e.g., w inte r tire s /s pare tire ;
Ho weve r, ce rta in im porta nt c ons ide r-
atio ns m us t b e b orn e in m ind in c onne c- th e c ar is w ithin its m axim um b ra king
re mount th e c orre ct tire s a t a ll whe e ls a s
tio n w ith th e s e re quire me nts :
No t e ve n ABS c an s us pe nd th e n orm al
ra nge. In a ddition, th e a udible p uls atio n
th at a ccompanie s th e c ontro l o pe ra tio n
s oon a s p os s ible ).
In th e e ve nt o f a fa ult, th e ABS w arn ing
lamp in th e ins tru me nt c lus te r lights u p,
re fe r to p age 18. The b ra king s ys te m
th e n reve rts to conve ntio nal ope ra tio n a s
on a ve hicle w ithout AB S. Ho we ve r,
ha ve th e b ra ke s ys te m c he c ke d b y yo ur
BMW R e ta ile r a s s oon a s p os s ib le . To
p re ve nt u nd e te c te d d e fe c ts a nd c um u-
la tive fa ults fro m a d ve rs e ly a ffe c tin g th e
b ra ke s ys te m , re fe r a ny p ro b le m s to
yo ur a uth orize d B MW R e ta ile r a t th e
e a rlie s t o p p ortu nity.
laws o f p hys ics. ABS a lone c an n ot p re - calls yo ur a tte ntio n to th e re duce d tra c-
ve nt a ccide nts w he n th e b ra ke s a re
applie d w ithout a n a de quate s afe ty
tio n b e twe e n tire s a nd ro ad s urfa ce
(marginal a dhe s ion), and re minds yo u
inte rva l b e twe e n ve hicle s, w he n th e c ar th at th e ve hicle 's s pe e d s hould b e
re ache s e xc e s s ive ra te s o f late ra l a cce l- re duce d to a dapt to ro ad c onditions.
e ra tio n in c urve s, o r if a quaplaning
occurs. Re s pons ibility for th e s e typ e s o f
s ituatio ns re mains in th e hands (and fe e t)
of th e d rive r. You s hould n eve r a llow th e
adde d s afe ty o f ABS to lull you into a
fals e s e ns e o f s e curity, or m is le ad yo u
into ta king incre a s e d ris ks th at c ould
affe ct yo ur own s afe ty a nd th at o f o th e rs.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 9 790 377 - © 07/98 BMW AG
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