Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs) - Mitsubishi Outlander 2007 Owner's Manual

Starting and driving

Anti-lock brake system (ABS)

Environmental conditions can have an effect on braking. Dur-
ing sudden braking when there is snow, ice, oil, water etc. on
the road surface, a skid may occur. In this situation, steering
control and braking effectiveness is reduced and the stopping
distance is increased. The vehicle may also go into an uncon-
trolled spin.
The ABS helps prevent the wheels from locking during brak-
ing, thus maintaining directional stability, ensuring controlla-
bility and providing optimum braking force.
Operating hints
● Always maintain the same distance from the vehicle in
front of you as you would for a vehicle not equipped with
ABS.
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Compared with vehicles not fitted with ABS, your vehicle
may require a longer stopping distance in the following
cases:
• Driving on gravel or snow-covered roads.
• Driving with tyre chains installed.
• Driving on roads where the road surface is pitted or has
other differences in surface height.
• Driving on bumpy roads or other poor driving surfaces.
● Operation of ABS is not restricted to situations where
brakes are applied suddenly. This system may also operate
to prevent wheel lock when you are driving over man-
holes, steel road-work plates, or the vehicle is driven over
steps or level differences in the road, road markings, or
other surfaces which are difficult for the wheels to grip.
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● When the ABS is activated, you may feel the brake pedal
pulsation and the vibrations of the vehicle body and steer-
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ing wheel. You may also hear a characteristic noise. At
this time, you may feel as if the pedal attempts to resist
being depressed.
This is a normal result of the ABS operation, and does not
indicate a problem.
If this situation occurs, depress the brake pedal more
firmly in order to operate the ABS. Do not pump the
brake. This will result in reduced braking perform-
ance.
● You will hear the operation sound of the motor coming
from the engine compartment immediately following start
off after starting the engine. If the brake pedal is depressed
at that moment, a brake pedal pulsating is felt.
This pulsation is due to the self-diagnosis operation of the
ABS and does not indicate a malfunction.
● The ABS becomes operative after the vehicle has acceler-
ated to a speed in excess of about 10 km/h (6 mph). It
stops operating when the vehicle decelerates to a speed
below about 5 km/h (3 mph).