Alfa Romeo 147 GTA owners manual page 135

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ABS If you have never previously used cars fit-WARNING ted with ABS, it is advisable to practice a lit-The ABS better exploits the tle on a slippery surface, naturally in safe-grip available, but cannot The car is fitted with an ABS braking sys-ty conditions and in accordance with the lo- tem, which prevents the wheels from lock-cal Highway Code you are also advised to increase it; caution is therefore nec- ing when braking, makes full use of the gripread the following instructions carefully.essary on slippery surfaces, with- and within the limits of the grip available, The advantage of the ABS over a conven-out taking unnecessary risks. keeps the car controllable also in emergencytional system is that it makes it possible to braking. obtain the highest degree of handling also When braking a slight pulsing accompa- when braking completely under limited gripWARNING nied by noise may be felt on the brake ped-conditions, preventing the wheels from lock- al due to the action of the ABS system.ing. If the ABS cuts in it means This should not be interpreted as a brak- However, with the ABS do not expect thethat the limit of grip is be- ing reached between the tyre and GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CARing malfunction. It is the signal to the driverbraking distance to always shorten: for ex- that the ABS has come into action: it is theample, on soft surfaces like gravel or freshthe road surface: it is therefore warning that the car is travelling at the lim-snow or a slippery surface, the space mightnecessary to slow down to adapt it of its grip and therefore the speed shouldincrease. driving to the grip available. be adapted to the type of road.To better exploit the possibilities of the an- t of theThe ABS system is an additional parti-lock system in the case of need, the ad- base braking system; in the event of a fail-vice given below should be followed.WARNING ure it is disabled, leaving the braking sys- tem in the same conditions as a vehicle with- In the event of a system out ABS. failure, with the turning on In the case of a failure, the anti-lock action of the > warning light on the is no longer present, the braking capacity of instrument cluster, have the car the vehicle is not adversely affected at all. checked immediately by Alfa Romeo Authorised Services driving slow- ly, to be able to have the system re- stored to fully efficient conditions. 134

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