Starting&Driving
comeintooperation.Thiswillberecognizablebyarapid
pulsationfeltthroughthebrakepedal.
BrakinginanEmergency
DONOTpumpthebrakepedalatanytime;
thiswillinterrupttheoperationofABSand
mayincreasethebrakingdistance.
Ifanemergencysituationoccurs,thedrivershouldapply
fullbrakingeffortevenwhentheroadsurfaceisslippery.
ABSwillensurethatthewheelsdonotlockandthatthe
carisbroughttoahaltintheshortestpossibledistancefor
theprevailingroadsurfaceconditions.
Note:Onsoftsurfacessuchaspowderysnow,sandor
gravel,thebrakingdistancerequiredbyABSsystem
maybegreaterthanthatfornon-ABSsystem,even
improvedsteeringwouldbeexperienced.Thisis
becausethenaturalactionoflockedwheelsonsoft
surfacesistobuildupawedgeofsurfacematerialin
frontwhichassiststhecartostop.
Nomatterhowhardyoubrake,youarestillableto
continuesteeringthevehicleasnormal.
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