Driving
vehiclehascontinuousvibrationor
shudderwhilebraking,feltmainly
inthesteeringwheel,thevehicle
mostlikelyneedsservice.
TheABSoperatesbydetectingthe
onsetofwheellockupduring
brakeapplicationsand
compensatingforthistendency.
Thefrontwheelsareprevented
fromlockingevenwhenthebrakes
arefirmlyapplied.The
accompanyingillustrationdepicts
theadvantageofanABSequipped
vehicle(onbottom)toanon-ABS
equippedvehicle(ontop)during
hardbraking.
ABS warning lamp
The
warninglampinthe
ABS
instrumentclusterilluminatesfor
aboutfivesecondswhenstarting
thevehicle.IfanABSfaultis
detected,thelightwillremainon
andyourvehicleshouldbe
servicedassoonaspossible.
Normalbrakingisstilleffective
unlesstheBRAKEwarninglampis
alsoilluminated.
P
!
BRAKE
Using ABS
•
Inanemergencyorwhen
maximumefficiencyfromthe
ABSisrequired,apply
continuousfullforceonthe
brake.TheABSwillbeactivated
immediately,thusallowingyou
toretainfullsteeringcontrolof
yourvehicleand,providing
thereissufficientspace,will
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 1998 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Escort |
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