T T h h e e s s e e r r v v o o i i s s o o p p e e r r a a t t e e d d b b y y a a v v a a c c u u u u m m w w h h i i c c h h i i s s o o n n l l y y g g e e n n e e r r a a t t e e d d w w h h e e n n t t h h e e

e e n n g g i i n n e e i i s s r r u u n n n n i i n n g g . . F F o o r r t t h h i i s s r r e e a a s s o o n n t t h h e e v v e e h h i i c c l l e e s s h h o o u u l l d d n n o o t t b b e e a a l l l l o o w w e e d d t t o o r r o o l l l l

w w i i t t h h t t h h e e e e n n g g i i n n e e s s w w i i t t c c h h e e d d o o f f f f . .

W W h h e e n n t t h h e e b b r r a a k k e e s s e e r r v v o o i i s s n n o o t t w w o o r r k k i i n n g g b b e e c c a a u u s s e e , , f f o o r r e e x x a a m m p p l l e e , , t t h h e e v v e e h h i i c c l l e e i i s s

b b e e i i n n g g t t o o w w e e d d o o r r a a d d e e f f e e c c t t h h a a s s o o c c c c u u r r r r e e d d o o n n t t h h e e b b r r a a k k e e s s e e r r v v o o i i t t s s e e l l f f , , t t h h e e b b r r a a k k e e

p p e e d d a a l l m m u u s s t t b b e e p p r r e e s s s s e e d d c c o o n n s s i i d d e e r r a a b b l l y y h h a a r r d d e e r r t t o o c c o o m m p p e e n n s s a a t t e e f f o o r r t t h h e e a a b b s s e e n n c c e e

o o f f s s e e r r v v o o a a s s s s i i s s t t a a n n c c e e . .

A A n n t t i i - - l l o o c c k k b b r r a a k k e e s s y y s s t t e e m m a a n n d d t t r r a a c c t t i i o o n n c c o o n n t t r r o o l l

A A B B S S

Anti-lock brake system (ABS)

The anti-lock brake system prevents the wheels locking during

braking.

The anti-lock brake system (ABS) is an important part of the

vehicle's active safety system.

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If one of the wheels is turning too slowly in relation to the road

speed, and is close to locking, the system will reduce the braking

pressure for this wheel. The driver is made aware of this control

process by a p p u u l l s s a a t t i i n n g g o o f f t t h h e e b b r r a a k k e e p p e e d d a a l l and audible noise.

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This is a deliberate warning to the driver that one or more of the

wheels is tending to lock and the ABS control function has

intervened. In this situation it is important to keep the brake pedal

fully depressed so the ABS can regulate the brake application. Do

not pump the brake pedal.

If you brake hard on a slippery road surface, the best possible

control is retained as the wheels do not lock.

However, ABS will not necessarily guarantee shorter braking

distances in all conditions. The braking distance could even be

longer if you brake on gravel or on fresh snow covering a slippery

surface.

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• • T T h h e e a a n n t t i i - - l l o o c c k k b b r r a a k k e e s s y y s s t t e e m m c c a a n n n n o o t t d d e e f f y y t t h h e e l l a a w w s s o o f f p p h h y y s s i i c c s s . . S S l l i i p p p p e e r r y y a a n n d d

w w e e t t r r o o a a d d s s a a r r e e d d a a n n g g e e r r o o u u s s e e v v e e n n w w i i t t h h A A B B S S ! ! I I f f y y o o u u n n o o t t i i c c e e t t h h a a t t t t h h e e A A B B S S i i s s

w w o o r r k k i i n n g g ( ( t t o o c c o o u u n n t t e e r r a a c c t t l l o o c c k k e e d d w w h h e e e e l l s s u u n n d d e e r r b b r r a a k k i i n n g g ) ) , , y y o o u u s s h h o o u u l l d d r r e e d d u u c c e e

s s p p e e e e d d i i m m m m e e d d i i a a t t e e l l y y t t o o s s u u i i t t t t h h e e r r o o a a d d a a n n d d t t r r a a f f f f i i c c c c o o n n d d i i t t i i o o n n s s . . D D o o n n o o t t l l e e t t t t h h e e

e e x x t t r r a a s s a a f f e e t t y y f f e e a a t t u u r r e e s s t t e e m m p p t t y y o o u u i i n n t t o o t t a a k k i i n n g g a a n n y y r r i i s s k k s s w w h h e e n n d d r r i i v v i i n n g g . .

• • T T h h e e e e f f f f e e c c t t i i v v e e n n e e s s s s o o f f A A B B S S i i s s a a l l s s o o d d e e t t e e r r m m i i n n e e d d b b y y t t h h e e t t y y r r e e s s f f i i t t t t e e d d . .

• • I I f f t t h h e e r r u u n n n n i i n n g g g g e e a a r r o o r r b b r r a a k k e e s s a a r r e e m m o o d d i i f f i i e e d d , , t t h h e e e e f f f f e e c c t t i i v v e e n n e e s s s s o o f f t t h h e e A A B B S S

c c o o u u l l d d b b e e s s e e v v e e r r e e l l y y l l i i m m i i t t e e d d . .

The traction control system (TCS)*

A A B B S S

This system includes

and

The traction control system prevents the drive wheels from

spinning when the car is accelerating.

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