23 BW8207 Bendix Global Scalable Brake Control (GSBC) System Operator’s Manual
BENDIX GSBC SYSTEM WHAT TO EXPECT
The following charts illustrate what to expect from the Bendix GSBC system in various
driving situations you may encounter. Both the system indication, as well as action(s) to
expect from the system, are illustrated on the pages that follow.
What to Expect
Situation
Typical System
Indications and Alerts
Typical System
and/or Driver Actions
ESP System Active
You steer abruptly
to avoid a vehicle or
obstacle in your lane
of travel and the ESP
feature activates.
During an ESP intervention,
the lamp will ash rapidly.
You may hear the system
modulators cycling the
service brakes and you may
feel the vehicle slow down
by automatic engine torque
reduction and application of
service brakes.
You must respond as needed.
To respond to a potential oversteer,
understeer, or loss-of-control
situation, the GSBC system may
potentially intervene by applying
some or all of the service brakes and
managing engine torque to maintain
stability and the appropriate path of
travel.
Your vehicle is traveling
on an exit ramp and the
ESP feature activates.
If the vehicle exceeds physical
limitations, an ESP event will
be initiated. The ESP lamp
will ash rapidly. You may
hear the system modulators
applying the service brakes
and you may feel the vehicle
slow down by automatic
engine torque reduction and
application of service brakes.
You must respond as needed.
The GSBC system may potentially
intervene to apply the service brakes
and manage the engine torque to
help decelerate the vehicle and help
mitigate a potential rollover.
You pass another vehicle
on a wet or icy overpass
and the ESP feature
activates.
During an ESP intervention,
the lamp will ash rapidly.
You may hear the system
modulators applying the
service brakes and you may
feel the automatic engine
torque reduction and
application of individual
service brakes.
You must respond as needed.
The GSBC system may potentially
intervene to apply individual service
brakes and manage engine torque to
help mitigate a potential spin out or
jackknife, helping maintain stability
and the appropriate path of travel.
NOTE: The preceding sections show examples of situations and typical Bendix® GSBC system
responses. However, the charts do not attempt to cover all possible situations.
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