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 . .

Anti-locking brake system*

The ABS plays a major part in increasing the active safety of the

vehicle. The big advantage when compared with a conventional

brake system is that even when braking hard on a slippery road

surface the best possible steerability is retained for the road

condition because the wheels do not lock. S S t t e e e e r r i i n n g g c c o o n n t t r r o o l l i i s s

t t h h e e r r e e f f o o r r e e m m a a i i n n t t a a i i n n e e d d , , g g i i v v i i n n g g t t h h e e b b e e s s t t d d r r i i v v i i n n g g s s t t a a b b i i l l i i t t y y p p o o s s s s i i b b l l e e . .

However, one must not expect the ABS system to shorten the

braking distance under all conditions. When driving on gravel or on

fresh snow covering a slippery surface, i.e. when one should be

driving very slowly and carefully, the stopping distance may even

be slightly longer.

Modifications to the vehicle (i.e.: the brake system or the drive-

train) may affect the antilock system operation*, for this reason we

advise you to bear in mind the instructions in the "Accessories"

chapter.

H H o o w w t t h h e e A A B B S S * * s s y y s s t t e e m m w w o o r r k k s s

An automatic check is made when a speed of approx. 6 km/h is

reached. When this happens a pumping noise can be heard.

When the turning speed of a wheel reaches a level which is too low

for the vehicle speed and it tends to lock, the brake pressure to

this wheel is reduced. On the front axle the brake pressure is

regulated for each wheel individually, whereas on the rear axle, the

pressure is regulated for both wheels at the same time. As a result

the braking effect is the same for both rear wheels and the driving

stability is retained as far as possible. T T h h i i s s r r e e g g u u l l a a t t i i n n g g p p r r o o c c e e s s s s

m m a a k k e e s s i i t t s s e e l l f f k k n n o o w w n n b b y y m m o o v v e e m m e e n n t t 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 a a n n d d i i s s

a a c c c c o o m m p p a a n n i i e e d d b b y y n n o o i i s s e e s s . . This is done deliberately as a warning to

the driver that a wheel or the wheels are in the locking range. S S o o

t t h h a a t t t t h h e e A A B B S S c c a a n n r r e e g g u u l l a a t t e e e e f f f f e e c c t t i i v v e e l l y y i i n n t t h h i i s s r r a a n n g g e e 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 r r e e m m a a i i n n d d e e p p r r e e s s s s e e d d – – o o n n n n o o a a c c c c o o u u n n t t s s h h o o u u l l d d i i t t b b e e p p u u m m p p e e d d ! !

W W A A R R N N I I N N G G

H H o o w w e e v v e e r r t t h h e e A A B B S S s s y y s s t t e e m m c c a a n n n n o o t t o o v v e e r r c c o o m m e e t t h h e e p p h h y y s s i i c c a a l l l l i i m m i i t t s s . . T T h h i i s s m m u u s s t t b b e e

b b o o r r n n e e i i n n m m i i n n d d p p a a r r t t i i c c u u l l a a r r l l y y o o n n s s l l i i p p p p e e r r y y o o r r w w e e t t r r o o a a d d s s . . W W h h e e n n t t h h e e A A B B S S c c o o m m e e s s

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

t t e e m m p p t t o o n n e e i i n n t t o o t t a a k k i i n n g g r r i i s s k k s s . .

If a defect occurs on the ABS it is indicated by one or two warning

lamps.

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