Brakes; Description - Fiat Punto 2004 Training Manual

BRAKES

6 Brakes
The braking system fitted to Nuova Punto includes, in its fullest version, the following items:
ABS: wheel antilock system;
EBD: electronic braking distributor between the front and rear wheels;
ESP: electronic vehicle stability control (available on request);
ASR: traction control;
MSR: wheel antilock function in case of excessive exhaust braking;
Hill-holder (with ESP): a device that allows the driver to park and start the vehicle again along
steep roads without using the handbrake;
HBA: emergency braking assist device.
The braking system is of the hydraulic, power-assisted type and is made up of 2 self-contained
crossed circuits (each circuit acts on a front wheel and the diagonally opposing rear wheel) in
order to ensure braking and vehicle stability even when one of the circuits is broken.
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