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14nAn tilo c k Bra ke S ys te m (ABS )
Th e c o n c e p t
Bra kin g w ith ABS
Ho we ve r, AB S c ontin ue s to p ro vid e
e nha 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 .
ABS e nha nc e s a c tive d rivin g s a fe ty
b y h e lp ing to p re ve nt th e w he e ls fro m
loc kin g w hile b ra kin g. Th is is b e c a us e
loc ke d w he e ls 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 o ve 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
unc ontro lle d s kid .
The s ys te m is o p e ra tive o nc e th e ve hi-
c le e xc e e d s a s p e e d o f a p p ro x. 6 m p h
(10 km /h). It is d e a c tiva te d o nc e a ga in
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
In fo rm a tio n fo r yo u r s a fe ty
No t e ve n AB S c a n s us p e nd th e la ws o f
fina l p ha s e o f a p a nic s to p – a fa c to r o f p hys ic s . AB S c a nnot p re ve nt th e c ons e -
no s ignific a nc e in a c tu a l u s e .
q ue nc e s of b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns with ina d -
e q ua te c le a ra nc e s fo r s a fe ty b e tw e e n
ve hic le s , w he n e xc e e d ing th e s p e e d
lim it in c urve s , o r th e ris ks in vo lve d
whe n a q ua p la ning o c c urs . R e s p ons ib il-
ity fo r th e s e typ e s o f s itu a tio ns re m a ins
in th e h a nd s (a nd a t th e fe e t) o f th e
d rive r. Yo u s hould n e ve r a llow th e
a d d e d s a fe ty o f AB S to lu ll yo u in to a
fa ls e s e ns e o f s e c urity, o r m is le a d yo u
into ta kin g in c re a s e d ris ks th a t c ould
a ffe c t yo ur o wn s a fe ty a nd th a t o f oth e rs .
If yo u a re in a s itu a tio n th a t re q uire s fu ll
b ra kin g, yo u w ill e xp loit th e full b e ne fits
ABS is d e s igne d to m e e t tw o e s s e ntia l of th e AB S s ys te m if yo u a p p ly m a xi-
re q uire m e nts d uring e ve ry b ra ke a p p li- m um b ra ke p re s s ure ("p a nic s to p ").
c a tio n:
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 n e ve rth e le s s
a vo id p os s ib le o b s ta c le s w ith a m ini-
m um o f s te e ring e ffort.
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To h e lp p ro vid e ve hic le s ta b ility
To h e lp m a inta in s te e ring c ontro l a nd
m a ne uve ra b ility – o n a ll typ e s o f ro a d
s urfa c e s (a s p ha lt, c onc re te , m ud , w e t The AB S c los e d -loop c ontro l c irc uit
ro a d s urfa c e s , s now, ic e ).
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, to ge th e r w ith
th e s ound s a s s oc ia te d w ith th e h yd ra u-
lic c ontro ls , te lls yo u th a t th e b ra ke s ys -
te m is w ith in its m a xim um lim it ra nge ,
a nd re m ind s yo u th a t yo u s hould a d a p t
ro a d s p e e d to th e ro a d c ond itio ns .
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 ys 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 .).
Do n ot m a ke a ny m od ific a tio ns to
th e AB S s ys te m .
S e rvic e p ro c e d ure s o n AB S a re to b e
p e rfo rm e d b y a uth orize d te c hnic ia ns
only.<
On ro a d s urfa c e s th a t h a ve a lo os e
s urfa c e la ye r o n a firm b a s e w ith g ood
tra c tio n (o n g ra ve l o r s now, fo r e xa m -
p le ), o r w he n s now c ha ins a re m ounte d ,
b ra kin g d is ta nc e s m a y b e lo nge r th a n
with lo c ke d w he e ls .
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