Sentences with phrase «pedal pressure»

It also provides optimal brake pedal pressure so you have increased vehicle control.

In such a situation, one must take away a small amount of pedal pressure.

But soon after you apply the brakes of this hybrid you learn of the need for more pedal pressure.

The automatic trans would shift when you wanted it to by controlling the throttle pedal pressure.

The first time a motorist drove a car with power brakes and forgot that they required only light pedal pressure, he left the imprint of his nose and chin on the windshield.

Part of this is due to the throttle itself; there's a noticeable beat before pedal pressure translates into forward motion.

Another method to increase pedal pressure is with a brake booster, the most common being the vacuum type.

By optimizing brake pedal pressure that you apply, you can stop sooner and smoother than ever before!

For example, there is a decrease in pedal pressure that the driver has noted, which means brake failure is coming up, but instead of fixing that, he or she continues to drive.

Applying the same amount of pedal pressure for two subsequent stops would produce noticeably different deceleration rates.

The brakes have been engineered for less pedal pressure and shorter pedal travel but rear disks are available only on the Corolla S with an option package.

Stopping the 2,500 - pound car was no problem and took only slight pedal pressure.

Though the four - wheel disc brakes stop the car quickly, a little extra pedal pressure locks the wheels and sends the car into a skid.

The latter is packaged with traction control and a brake pedal pressure augmentation system for panic stops.

In normal use, you wouldn't notice this deficiency, but at the foot of longer downhill stretches and through the grid of 90 - degree bends that are common in rural England, increasing fade paired with mounting pedal pressure makes one wish for carbon - ceramic rotors (not available as an option).

The gears translate gas pedal pressure more immediately and delicately to engine rpm's.

Excessive pedal pressure (movement) is required to engage the truck brakes.

It's not only the absolute stopping power that makes a big difference but the absolutely constant pedal pressure and travel, the complete absence of brake fade.

The initial hit of the Z07 - spec ceramic brakes sends me hard against my suddenly taut shoulder harness, and more pedal pressure slows the car even more dramatically through the brake zone.

The transition itself isn't grabby, yet neither is it natural, plus it takes some serious pedal pressure to slow down the car to a stop, especially those last few feet.

The brake pedal feel is firm, it's easy to modulate pedal pressure, and the Suburban stops straight and true.

These offer fade - free stopping at the track, but on the road the set - up is snatchy and requires hefty pedal pressure to perform effectively.

If I could only ignore what I was hearing and maintain steady pedal pressure, the Accord Hybrid felt great, but I've been conditioned by nearly two decades of driving to listen to what the engine is doing as an indicator of performance and just can't get past the audible contradiction.

The diesel variants score High - Precision DE Boost Control for faster response to light - load accelerator pedal pressure.

The assisted rack - and - pinion steering steering requires almost no effort, and the four - wheel disc brakes with anti-lock system brought the test car to a halt quickly, though requiring firm pedal pressure.

Braking: Four - wheel discs plus anti-lock braking add up to positive stopping, using moderate pedal pressure.

Besides the navigation system and other items, standard equipment includes leather upholstery, dual power and heated front buckets, traction control, Mercedes» Brake Assist emergency pedal pressure augmentation system linked to the skid - control system called Electronic Stability Program.

It doesn't take much pedal pressure to have the SRT's Brembo brakes confidently hauling the SRT down from speed either except that, once again, there remains some question of how long the system can avoid fade when put to hard and repeated use on the track.

All 2018 Honda CR - Vs come standard with Honda's Vehicle Stability Assist traction control, anti-lock braking system, electronic brake distribution, brake assist for added pedal pressure when the vehicle detects an emergency stop, tire pressure monitoring, and LED daytime running lights.

A high rate of pedal pressure application causes the ESP system to apply maximum hydraulic pressure to the brakes, stopping the vehicle as quickly as the available traction will allow.

But it does so with dignity and stops on the proverbial dime, thanks to four - wheel disc brakes with anti-lock and Brake Assist - the latter a system that senses an emergency situation and augments the driver's brake pedal pressure for a quicker stop.

Mazda's exclusive torque base control technology provides a highly linear acceleration response to every change of throttle pedal pressure.

Sport mode is very responsive, for a slight pedal pressure it will go, good for merging on highways and good for passing at higher speeds.

And if Brake Assist senses an emergency, it provides extra pedal pressure and quicker ABS / EBD response.

Under lighter pedal pressure the CVT would work its way up through contrived steps, but mostly the Outback's CVT operates more as one expects of a CVT, drawing on the diesel's native torque to accelerate.

However, you're still only partway through the pass or up the hill, so you give just a hint more pedal pressure and the engine goes «BWAAAAH!»

The ASR system takes away a small amount of pedal pressure for you.

Braking performance is linear to pedal pressure, a good thing.

Brake calibrations have been adjusted to key response more to pedal pressure versus pedal travel.

When accelerator - pedal pressure is reduced or the brake pedal is applied, the main drive motor temporarily operates as a generator and the electrical current produced restores a portion of the battery's charge.

In addition, the pedal pressure allegedly never varies, and the system is claimed to be immune to extreme working temperatures.

While the Aston's brakes are purely force sensitive, a common racing characteristic, the 599's stopping power is proportional to a blend of pedal pressure and travel.

The regenerative braking system starts slowing the car with just the slightest brake - pedal pressure.

Our first lap, we were too harsh with the brakes and the gas and just plowed through all the corners, but after a lap or two, we learned to become lighter on the brake entering turns, to carry just the right amount of speed and apply just the right amount of brake pedal pressure to rotate the car, then ease onto the gas to power out.