P2ssw0rd said:ABS is like an overide for your brakes. Basically, if the ABS sensor thinks that the brakes will lock it will, in effect, pump the brake calipers, slowing you don't without your wheels losing traction.
So inversly if the ABS is not working, it will mean that if you hit the brakes hard, the brakes will lock and you will lose traction ie skid, increasing your stopping distance.
My guess is it's probably the sensor that's gone more than anything in the braking system. Should be relatively inexpensive to fix.
liamwoods said:When ABS works it actually takes longer to stop the car
cagney said:My mechanic told not working, only got brakes on front wheels, no brakes on backs ones and ABS light flashing all time on dashboard
Eurofan said:This is incorrect, abs activation will always stop the car in a considerably shorter distance than without.
RS2K said:Not necesssarily. Racing and rally drivers do not use ABS for example. They feel they are more in control without it.
Which is nothing to do with what i said, liamwoods asserted that abs braking takes longer and i corrected that as being completely incorrect.RS2K said:Not necesssarily. Racing and rally drivers do not use ABS for example. They feel they are more in control without it.
Eurofan said:Which is nothing to do with what i said, liamwoods asserted that abs braking takes longer and i corrected that as being completely incorrect.
A very skilled driver can in fact perform as well or better than abs especially in extreme scenarios, e.g. gravel or very bad ice.