CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - Braking Assistance Systems

101
7
Safety
Group of supplementar
y
s
y
stems which help
y
ou to obtain optimum brakin
g
in complete
s
afet
y
in emer
g
enc
y
situations:
- anti-lock brakin
g
s
y
stem
(
ABS
)
,
- electronic brake
f
orce distribution
(
EBFD
)
,
- emer
g
enc
y
brakin
g
assistance
(
EBA
)
.
Braking assistance systems
Anti-lock brakin
g
s
y
stem
a
nd electronic brake force
d
istribution
Linked s
y
stems which improve the stabilit
y
and
m
anoeuvrabilit
y
o
f
y
our vehicle when brakin
g
,
in particular on poor or slipper
y
sur
f
aces.
Activation
The anti-lock brakin
g
s
y
stem comes into
operation automaticall
y
when there is a risk o
f
w
heel
lock
.
Normal operation o
f
the AB
S
ma
y
make itsel
f
f
elt b
y
sli
g
ht vibration o
f
the brake pedal.
Operatin
g
fault
E
mer
g
enc
y
brakin
g
assistance
Sy
stem which, in an emer
g
enc
y
, enables
y
ou
to obtain the optimum braking pressure more
q
uickl
y
, thus reducin
g
the stoppin
g
distance.
When brakin
g
in an emer
g
enc
y
, press
firml
y
without releasin
g
the pressure.
When brakin
g
in an emer
g
enc
y
, press
ver
y
firml
y
without releasin
g
the
press
u
re
.
When replacin
g
wheels
(
t
y
res and
r
ims
)
, ensure that the
y
conform to the
ma
n
u
f
ac
t
u
r
e
r'
s
r
eco
mm
e
n
da
ti
o
n
s
.
I
f
this warnin
g
lamp comes on,
accompan
i
e
d
by
an au
dibl
e s
ig
na
l
an
d
a messa
g
e
i
n t
h
e screen,
i
t
i
ndicates a mal
f
unction o
f
the anti-lock braking
s
y
stem which could result in loss o
f
control o
f
the vehicle when brakin
g
.
I
f
this warning lamp comes on,
to
g
ether with the
S
TOP
a
n
d
AB
S
warnin
g
lamps, accompanied b
y
an
a
udible si
g
nal and a messa
g
e in the screen, it
i
n
d
i
ca
t
es
a
m
a
lf
u
n
c
ti
o
n
o
f th
e
e
l
ec
tr
o
ni
c
b
r
a
k
e
f
o
r
ce
d
i
s
tri
bu
ti
o
n whi
c
h
cou
l
d
r
esu
lt in l
oss
of
c
ontrol o
f
the vehicle when brakin
g
.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so
.
In either case, contact a CITRO
Ë
N dealer or a
q
uali
f
ied worksho
p
.
A
ct
i
vat
i
on
I
t
i
s tr
igg
ere
d
by
t
h
e spee
d
at w
hi
c
h
t
h
e
b
ra
k
e
p
edal is
p
ressed.
Th
e
effec
t
of
thi
s
i
s
a
r
educ
ti
o
n in th
e
resistance of the pedal and an increase in
brakin
g
efficienc
y
.
Coastin
g
with the en
g
ine off results in a
loss of power assistance for brakin
g
.