Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
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If this situation occurs, depress the
brake pedal more firmly in order to
operate the ABS. Do not pump the
brake. This will result in reduced brak-
ing performance.
You will hear the operation sound of the
motor coming from the engine compart-
ment immediately following start off after
starting the Hybrid EV System. If the
brake pedal is depressed at that moment, a
brake pedal pulsating is felt.
This pulsation is due to the self-diagnosis
operation of the ABS and does not indi-
cate a malfunction.
The ABS becomes operative after the
vehicle has accelerated to a speed in
excess of approximately 10 km/h. It stops
operating when the vehicle decelerates to
a speed below approximately 5 km/h.
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Warning lamp
Warning display
If there is a malfunction in the system, the
ABS warning lamp will come on and the
warning display will appear on the informa-
tion screen in the instrument cluster.
Under normal conditions, the ABS warning
lamp only comes on when the operation
mode of the power switch is put in ON and
goes off a few seconds later.
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Avoid hard braking and high-speed driving.
Stop the vehicle in a safe place.
Restart the Hybrid EV System and check to
see whether the lamp goes out after a few
minutes driving; if it then remains off during
driving, there is no problem.
Even the ABS cannot prevent the natural
laws of physics from acting on the vehicle. It
cannot for instance avoid accidents that may
result from excessive speed on bends or fol-
lowing another vehicle too closely or aqua-
planing. It should remain the driver’s task to
observe safety precautions to judge speeds
and brake applications correctly in such con-
ditions.
Be sure to use tyres of the same type and size
on 4 wheels.
If tyre types or sizes are mixed, ABS may
not function normally.
Never install a limited slip differential,
which is not MITSUBISHI MOTORS GEN-
UINE parts, as the ABS may not function
normally.
We recommend you to consult an authorised
MITSUBISHI MOTORS dealer.
ABS warning lamp/display
Any of the following warning lamp/display
behaviour indicates that the ABS is not func-
tioning and only the standard brake system is
working. (The standard brake system is func-
tioning normally.) If this happens, take your
vehicle to an authorised MITSUBISHI
MOTORS dealer.
• When the operation mode of the power
switch is put in ON, the warning lamp does
not come on or it remains on and does not
go off
• The warning lamp comes on while driving
• The warning display appears while driving
If the warning lamp/display
illuminate while driving
If only the ABS warning lamp/dis-
play illuminate