InstrumentsandControls
ElectricPowerSteering(EPS)
IfEPShasfaultorfailstowork
, ,
,
itwillbevery
heavytoturnsteeringwheelanddangerous
todrive.
EPSworksonlywhenengineisrunning,EPSmotor
providespowertoassiststeering,itcanautomatically
adjustthesteeringforcebasedonvehiclespeed,steering
torqueandsteeringangle.
EPShastheadvantagesofsimplestructureandpower
saving.Comparedwithtraditionalhydraulicpower
steering,EPSonlyneedspowerduringactualsteering,
whichcanhelpreducepowerconsumption.
IMPORTANT
WhenEPSworks,ifsteeringwheelisheldatthelimit
positionforalongtime,assistantforceofEPSwill
decreaseandhandlewillbeworse.
EPSFaultWarningLight
Referto‘WarningLightsandIndicators’in‘Instrumentsand
Controls’chapter.
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