Anti–lock brake system (ABS)*
Environmental conditions can have an effect on braking. During 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 uncontrolled spin.
The ABS helps prevent the wheels from locking during braking, thus maintaining directional stability, ensuring controllability and providing optimum braking force.
See also:
Diesel preheat indication lamp (diesel-powered vehicles)
This indication lamp illuminates when the ignition switch is placed in the “ON”
position. As the glow plug becomes hot, the lamp goes out and the engine can be
started.
Note
► If th ...
Power steering system
When the engine is stopped, the power steering system will not function and it
will require greater manual effort to operate the steering wheel. Keep this in mind
in particular when towing the veh ...
Fuel injection amount learning process (diesel-powered vehicles)
To keep exhaust emissions and engine noise low, the engine very occasionally
performs a learning process for the fuel injection amount.
The engine sounds slightly different from usual while the lea ...