2000 BMW 7-Series 740i 740iL 750iL E38 Owners Manual

An tilo c k Bra  ke  S ys te m  (ABS )
129n
Th e  c o n c e p t
Bra kin  g w ith  ABS
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 in -
s ta nc e ), b ra kin g d is ta nc e s  m a y b e
longe  r th a n w ith  lo c ke d  w he e ls . Th is  is
a ls o tru e  if s now c  ha ins  a re  m ounte  d .
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 ome s  o pe ra tive  o nce
to  p re ve nt th e  w he e ls  fro m  lo c kin g d ur-   th e  ve hicle  e xc e e ds  a  s pe e d o f a pprox.
ing b  ra ke  a p p lic a tio ns . Th e  re a s on:
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 u nc on-
tro lle d  s kid .
6 m ph (10 km  /h). The   ABS  is  d e activa te d
whe neve  r th e  ve hicle 's  s pe e d d ro ps
back b  e low a  pprox. 4   m ph (6 km  /h). This
me ans   th at th e  w he e ls  c an lo ck in  th e  fi-
nal pha   s e  o f a p anic s to p – a  fa cto r of no
s ignificance    in a  ctu al us e.
If you a  re  in a  s ituatio n th  at re quire  s  full
bra king, yo  u w ill exp loit th  e  full be ne fits
of th e  ABS  s ys te m if you apply maxim    um
bra ke  p re s s ure  ("p anic s to p"). S ince   th e
ve hicle  m ainta  ins  s te e ring re s pons  ive -
ne s s, yo u c an a  void p  os s ible  o bs ta cle s
with a   m inimum o  f s te e ring e ffort, d  e -
s pite  th e  full bra ke  a pplic atio  n.
The  AB S  s ys te m 's  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, to ge th e r
with  th e  s ound  s  a s s oc ia te d  w ith  th e
hyd ra ulic  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 .
With  ABS , yo u w ill a c hie ve  th e  s horte s t-
p os s ib le  b ra kin g d is ta nc e s  u nd e r a ll
give n c  ond itio ns  (b ra kin g w hile  d rivin g
s tra ight a  he a d  o r in  c urve s , d iffe re nt
ro a d  s urfa c e s ).
ABS  is  d e s igne d  to  m e e t tw o e s s e ntia l
re q uire m e nts  d uring e  ve ry b ra ke  a p p li-
c 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 , w e t
p a ve m e nt, s now, ic  e ).
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