Ventilated
disc brckes
ale
{itted
io alliourwheels
ofthe
Evorc'
These
are operated
by separate
lrcntand
rear
hvd'auric circuits
suoolied fiom
a tandem
master
cylinder
wiih
vacuJm servo
as-
ssiance. An
lock conlror
is
provided
ova
mrcroprocessor baseo
electro-hvdraulic
Jnil.
integrated
into
Ihe base
b€ling svstem
The b;arinq
rystem
,s
designed
lo
ptovioe good pedalfeed-
back. with
efficient
dlsc
cooling
to inhibit
brake
iade With a
new c3r,
or
new brake
system
components,
maximum braking
efficiencv
will
be achieved
if, for the
first few
hundred miles,
needbs;
heavy
btaking
is avoided
Allow
the brake
pads
and
discs to'bed
in'tullv
before
using the
brakes to
theit full
potential
Pedal
efioft
will reduce
asihe
brakes
are
bedded in,
and as they
arewarmed
from
cold
to normalworking
tempemturc.
Notethat
the nard
qrade pad
material
may
gNe nse to a cedarn
amount
otbtake;iseundersomecondil'onslsuchnoiseisnorharnful
and does
not
affect
the life
or efflciency
of the brakes-
After lleouent
hard
use of
the brakes,
il is benencial
to the
dutabiliiy
oithe
discs
and
pads if a cooling
down
p€riod is al-
lowed
befote
the
cat is
Parked
6MENG
.
Afi€r
driving
through
a ford
orflood'
some
loss of brak-
ino
resoonse
mav
be
experienced
until the
brakes
have
d;ed o;.
As
soon
as lt
is safe
to do
so after
such
an
encounter,
applv
the
brakes
until
normal
operation
is
r.srdred. Failure to
do so
mav
reslli
in an
accident
in
which
you or others
may be
killed
orseriously
injured'
.
The br;ke
assistance
servo
uses
vacuum
supplied
from
the€noine
intake
plenum,
such
that
power assistance
is
availaile
onlv
when
the engine
is running
N€ver
coai!
downhilt
with
the enoine
stoDDed
lf this
situation
shoulcl
ii""iIio"r'ttv,
l"
"n
"re
that
repeated
application
of
the
brakes
will
rapidly
exhaust
the
stored
vacuum
sup-
otv. after
which
much
greater pedal
pressures
wlll
be
;e;uired.
This
mav
adversely
affect
brake
performance
which could
resuliin
an
accldent
in
which
you orothers
could be killed
or seriouslv
injured.
Anti-lock
Erake Syslem
TheAnli]ock
Brake System
(ABS)
is used
to optimise brake
performance
in exiEme
conditions
and
reduce the
potenlial
for anywhe€lto
lock
up. Under
mosl conditions,
the maximum
brakrng
lorce rs
provid€d by a
whsel which
is rolating al aboJt
90% of road
speed
Apad
from the hkelihood
of increasng lhe
slopping
distance,
a locked
wheel
provides
litlle or no steering
force, such
thal with
both froniwheels
locked,
movement of lhe
stee nq
wheel has
no effect on
car ditection
With
the
anti_lock
system,
even
panicbraking r€sultsin controllod
decelelation and
lhe
retention of sleering
respons€.
ABS
is
especially
advanta-
g€ous when braking
on slippery
road sudaces and in bad driv'
ing
conditions,
but it is impoftant
to realise that ihe
ABS cannot
increase
thef ction
levelatthe road surface,
but can only nake
optimum
use
of the
g
P
available.
T'JEFTINT
When driving
in adv€rse \teather, or
on
poor
road surfaces,
always
be alert to the
possibilily
ofslippery conditions and
make the
necessary allowance for
increased stopping di3-
tances.
Failurelodoso
may rcsult in an acciclent
in which
you
or others
may be killed or seriously
injured.
Normal
braking, contrclled by the
pressure
applied to the
btake
pedal,
occurs
when
the
road conditions allow
for
ihe
required decelelation
to be achieved withoul
danger of wheel
lock. The rclative speeds of
the four wheels arc continuously
monitored bylheABS when the brakes are applied,
and ifone
ormore wheels beqin to lock, the
btake
pressurcto
thaiwheel(s)
is modulated by the ABS to help keep the
wheel rclating and
provide
the maximum controlled
bEking force. The wheels may
appearto lock momentadly aslhe wheelspeed
rapidly changes,
and some tire noise
(intermitteot
scrc€ching)
may be heard which
is normaland willvarywith rcad and tirc conditions.
Note ihatthe
ABS
does not function at speeds below
5 mph
(7
km/h).
When theABS is activaied, the d verwillieel a
pulsing'sen-
salion at lhe brake
pedalasthefluid prcssurc
is modulated, and
mayalso hearclickingfiom the control solenoids. These signals
indicate to the driver lhal
maximum brakang
is
occurring,
and thai
driving styte
should be modified to suitlhe conditions.
The minimum stopping distance is achieved by applying the
brakes firmly and
steadily, and allowinq the ABS to
modulate
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