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06nAn 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
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 . 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 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 is is b e c a us e lo c ke d
whe e ls a re d a nge ro us . Wh e n th e fro nt (6 km /h), it is o nc e a ga in d e a c tiva te d .
whe e ls s lid e , th e d rive r lo s e s s te e ring This m e a ns th a t th e w he e ls c a n lo c k in
th e ve hic le e xc e e d s a s p e e d o f a p p ro x.
6 m p h (1 0 km /h). B e low a p p ro x. 3 m p h
c ontro l ove r th e ve hic le . Tra c tio n los s a t th e fina l p ha s e o f a p a nic s to p – a fa c to r
th e re a r w he e ls c a n c a us e th e re a r e nd of n o s ignific a nc e in a c tu a l u s e .
In fo rm a tio n fo r yo u r s a fe ty
to b re a k in to a n u nc ontro lle d s kid .
No t e ve n AB S c a n s us p e nd th e la ws o f
p hys ic s . AB S c a nnot p re ve nt th e c on-
s e q ue nc e s o f b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns w ith
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 w he n a q ua p la ning o c c urs . R e -
s p ons ib ility fo r th e s e typ e s o f s itu a tio ns
re m a ins in th e ha 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 inc re a s e d ris ks th a t c ould a f-
fe c t yo ur o wn s a fe ty a nd th a t o f o th e rs .
If yo u a re in a s itu a tio n th a t re q uire s fu ll
ABS is d e s igne d to m e e t tw o e s s e ntia l b ra kin g, yo u w ill e xp loit th e full b e ne fits
re q uire m e nts d uring e ve ry b ra ke a p p li- of th e AB S s ys te m if yo u a p p ly m a xi-
c a tio n:
m 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 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 , we t,
s now, ic e ).
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, a p uls a tio n –
a re s ult o f th e c ontro l fu nc tio n c yc le s –
ind ic a te s to th e d rive r th a t ve hic le
s p e e d s hould b e re d uc e d to a d a p t to
ro a d s urfa c e c ond itio ns w he n th e re is
re d uc e d tra c tio n a nd g rip b e tw e e n tire s
a nd ro a d s urfa c e (s lip p e ry ro a d s ur-
fa c 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 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 ur-
fa 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 -
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 024 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 3-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 323i, BMW 328i, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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