Sentences with phrase «of wheel lockup»

The Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) helps prevent the possibility of wheel lockup under hard braking, and rapidly pulses the brakes to help you retain steering control as you come to a stop.

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This however does not hold true for rear wheel drive vehicles which can have a strong weight transfer (high, soft - suspension cars, as most US vehicles), as the added braking force on the rear wheels without added (weight - transfer caused) friction could cause wheel lockup and possibly loss of control of the vehicle.

Foot braking only will likely cause wheel lockup, as the ABS system has limited capabilities at low speeds and whithout it you are applying the same amount of braking force to all wheels.

Automatically optimizes the front - to - rear brake force distribution to reduce the tendency of rear wheel lockup, especially when the vehicle is unloaded.

When impending wheel lockup is detected, the computer signals the hydraulic control unit to apply and release (automatically «pumping») the brakes several times per second with split - second timing, providing a level of braking efficiency that even professional race car drivers can not duplicate and resulting in shorter stopping distances and greater braking and steering control

Conventional automatic transmissions provide greater torque from a stop because of the torque converter, but they waste significant amounts of fuel until the lockup clutch is engaged, at which point the impeller and pump wheels of the converter are bypassed using a wet clutch.

The drive - train features electronic differential locking that offers 100 percent lockup of all six wheels.

A total of 57 accidents and 22 injuries have been attributed to the problems, NHTSA said.Complaints include excessive brake - pedal travel, hard pedaling and wheel lockup, NHTSA said.The problem could affect 1,445,790 S - series and T - series pickups and sport - utilities from the 1991 - 94 model years.

In one type of system, ABS reduces brake pressure to both rear wheels whenever one approaches lockup.

Wheel lockup can result in longer stopping distances, loss of steering control and, when road friction is uneven, loss of stability if the vehicle begins to spin.

The brake - force distribution helps prevent wheel lockup and improves stopping power as the weight of the vehicle shifts during stops.

1991 BMW 525: Four complaints of steering wheel lockup while the car was moving.

1993 Honda Civic: Three complaints of steering wheel lockup while the vehicle was in motion.

With a car, wheel lockup might cause a skid, but on a motorcycle, it often means a loss of balance and a potentially deadly fall.

Running a unique set of ratios, including a very short 4.80:1 first and a heavily overdriven 0.671:1 seventh gear, it channels drive to the rear wheels through a newly developed version of the BMW M division's electronically operated Active M differential, capable of providing continuously variable lockup to each of the rear wheels and imbued with a 3.15:1 final drive.

It is very likely that front wheel lockup would reduce the roll instability of the vehicle since the lateral acceleration would be reduced.