Features Of Rear Wheel Steering - Honda Prelude 1993 Service Manual

System Description
Electronically Controlled Power Assisted 4WS {cont'd)
System Operation
Features ol rear wheol steering:
The electronicsllv controlled power assisted 4WS sets the rear wheels at the best steering angle lor the car's speed,
steering rotation speed, steering wheel angle, etc.
a Car speed
When the car is traveling at low speed, the 4WS system turns the rear wheels in the reverse direction of the front wheels
in proportion to the rotation angle of the steering wheei. When the car is traveling a higher speed, the system increases
the steering angle of the rear wheels in the same direction as the front wheels.
Changing the steering angle performance of the rear wheels in relation to the car's speed gives the car improved handling
characteristics.
a Steering speed 18 mph (3O km/h) or above
The rear wheel steering angle varies with how rapidly the steering wheel is rotated. See graph
lSto6ring angl€/sp€ed
portoamanco cuwol
Rapid stooring
0 . 5
0
- 0 . 5
200
3 0 0 4 0 0
100
Slow st€6.ing
1 7 - 1 8