Braking systems
ANTI-LOCKBRAKING
WARNING
Thepurposeofanti-lockbraking(ABS)isto
allowefficientbrakingwithoutwheellocking,
therebyallowingthedrivertoretain
DONOTdriveuntiltheredbrakewarning
lighthasextinguished(withthehandbrake
released).Ifthelightstaysonorilluminates
whilstdriving,thisindicateseithera
malfunctionofthesystemorlowfluidlevel
inthereservoir.InthiscaseABScontrolis
notavailable.Stopassoonassafety
permitsandseekqualifiedassistance
beforecontinuing.
steerabilityandcontrolofthevehicle.
WARNING
ABScannotovercomethephysical
limitationsofstoppingthevehicleintoo
shortadistance,corneringattoohigha
speed,orthedangerofaquaplaning,i.e.
wherealayerofwaterpreventsadequate
contactbetweenthetyresandtheroad
surface.
ABSinaction!
Undernormaldrivingconditions(where
sufficientroadsurfacefrictionexiststo
reliablybringthevehicletoahaltwithoutthe
wheelslocking),ABSwillnotbebroughtinto
operation.
ThefactthatavehicleisfittedwithABS
mustnevertemptthedriverintotakingrisks
thatcouldaffecthis/hersafetyorthatof
otherroadusers.Inallcases,itremainsthe
driver’sresponsibilitytodrivewithinnormal
safetymargins,havingdueconsiderationfor
theprevailingweatherandtraffic
However,shouldthebrakingforceexceedthe
availableadhesionbetweenthetyresandthe
roadsurface,thenABSwillautomatically
comeintooperation;brakepedal’feel’will
harden,andthesoundofsolenoidcycling
maybeheardastheABSregulatesbraking
pressuretoensurewheelrotation.
conditions.
Thedrivershouldalwaystakeaccountofthe
surfacetobetravelledoverandthefactthat
brakepedalreactionswillbedifferentto
thoseexperiencedonanon-ABSvehicle.
Littlefurtherpedaltravelwillbepossibleat
thispoint,buteffortonthepedalcanbe
variedtoinfluencebrakingwhiletheABS
retainscontrol.
ABSincorporatesamonitoringsystemwhich
checksthatalltheelectricalcomponentsare
inworkingorderbeforeeachjourneyandalso
atfrequentintervalswhilethevehicleisinuse.
Thewarninglightsontheinstrumentpanel
arepartofthissystemanditisessentialthat
thedriverobservestheseandfully
understandstheirfunctions-thesearefully
describedinSection2ofthehandbookunder
’Warninglights’.
Duringbraking,somevibrationmaybefelt
throughthebrakepedal.Thisisanormal
resultofthesystemregulatingbraking
pressure.However,frequentvibration
indicatesahazardoussurfaceundertheroad
wheelsandisawarningtothedrivertoadjust
speedtosuittheroadsurfaceandtraffic
conditions.
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| Categories | Range Rover |
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| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Range Rover |
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