Anti-Lock Braking System - Aston Martin One-77 2010 Owner's Manual

Hill Start Assist
The hill start assist function gives assistance and safety
for driving off on an incline. If the foot brake is applied
for a time when the vehicle is stationary on an incline,
when moving off, the brake pressure is retained for
brief a moment when you change from the brake to
the accelerator pedal. This stops the vehicle from
rolling back without the need to apply the park brake.
Park Brake Faults
Low Battery Voltage
If the battery voltage is too low, the park brake cannot
be put ON or OFF. Connect an auxiliary battery if the
battery voltage is too low.
System Faults
If a fault in the system is detected, PARK BRAKE FAULT
or CANNOT APPLY PARK BRAKE will show in the
message centre (right). Contact your nearest Aston
Martin Dealer.
If the battery has been discharged or disconnected,
APPLY FOOT AND PARK BRAKE will show in the
message centre (right) when the ignition is next ON.
Press the foot brake down and pull the park brake lever
up to put the park brake ON, this will reset the park
brake system.
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Anti-Lock Braking System

The Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) helps prevent the
road wheels from locking and skidding during
emergency braking. This also assists the driver in
maintaining steering and directional stability.
If, in an emergency braking situation, the braking force
applied begins to exceed the tyre to road adhesion, the
ABS operates to prevent the road wheels locking.
When this happens a pulsating effect is felt through the
brake pedal. This is a normal ABS effect.
Safety
In all cases it is always the drivers responsibility to drive
safely according to the law and with due regard to
prevailing conditions. The fact that a vehicle is
equipped with ABS must never let the driver to be
tempted into taking risks which could affect his or her
safety or that of other road users.
The addition of ABS cannot overcome the
consequences of trying to stop in too short a distance,
cornering at too high a speed, or the risk of
aquaplaning (where the tyres are prevented from
contacting the road surface by a layer of water).