Abarth 595 - Page 81

SAFETY
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uphill: car stationary on a road with
a gradient higher than 5%, engine
running, brake pressed and gearbox
in neutral or gear (other than reverse)
engaged;
downhill: car stationary on a road
with a gradient higher than 5%, engine
running, brake pressed and reverse
gear engaged.
When setting off, the ESC system
control unit maintains the braking
pressure on the wheels until the engine
torque required forstarting is reached,
or in any case for amaximum of 2
seconds, allowingyou to move your
right foot easily fromthe brake pedal to
the accelerator.
When the 2 seconds have elapsed,
without starting, the system is
automatically deactivated, gradually
releasing the braking pressure.
During this releasestage, the typical
mechanical brakerelease noise canbe
heard, indicating that the car is about
to move.
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ASR(AntiSlip
Regulation)SYSTEM
This is an integral part of the ESC
system and automatically operates in
the event of one or both drive wheels
slipping, loss of gripon wet roads
(aquaplaning) and acceleration on
slippery, snowy oricy roads, etc.
Depending on theslipping conditions,
two different control systems are
activated:
if the slipping involves both drive
wheels, the ASR system intervenes,
reducing the power transmitted by the
engine;
if the slipping only involves one of
the drive wheels, italso intervenes
automatically, braking the wheel that is
slipping.
Systemintervention
This is indicated bytheicon
appearing on the instrument panel,
to inform the driverthat the car is in
critical stability andgrip conditions.
Manualengagement/release
The ASR is switched on automatically
each time the engine is started. While
driving, the ASR can be switched off
and subsequentlyswitched on again
by pressing the button (1) fig. 65 (TTC).
When the systemis not active, the LED
on the same button turns on and, on
some versions, amessage appears
on the display. If the ASR is turned
off while driving, thisis automatically
reactivated at thefollowing car starting.
When travelling onsnowy roads with
snow chains, it may be helpful to turn
the ASR off: in fact,in these conditions,
the driving wheelsskidding when
moving off gives you better traction.
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PBA(PanicBrake
Assist)SYSTEM
The PBA system isdesigned to
improve the vehicle’s braking capacity
during emergencybraking.
The system detects an emergency
braking by monitoring the speed and
strength with which the brake pedal is
pressed, therebyapplying the optimal
brake pressure. This can reduce the
braking distance: the PBA system
therefore completes the ABS.
Maximum assistance of the PBA
system is obtainedpressing the
brake pedal veryquickly; in addition,
the brake pedal should be pressed
continuously duringbraking, avoiding
intermittent presses, to obtain benefits
from the system.
Do not reduce pressure on the
brake pedal until braking is no longer
necessary.
The PBA system isdeactivated when
the brake pedal isreleased.
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TTC(TorqueTransfer
Control)SYSTEM
It is an integral partof the ESC system.
This system improves the transfer
of engine torque tothe wheels,
guaranteeing safer and more sporty