Alfa Romeo 156 GTA owners manual page 153

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ABS In the event of a failure, though being un-In order to be able to exploit as far as pos- able to rely on the antilock effect, there is ab-sible the possibility of the antilock system solutely no adverse effect on vehicle brak-in the case of need, it is wise to follow a few The car is fitted with an ABS system whiching performance in terms of braking capacity.pieces of advice: prevents wheel lock when braking, better If you have never used a car with ABS be- exploits wheel grip and keeps the vehicle controllable within the limits of the availablefore, you are advised to learn how to use grip also during emergency braking.it with a few preliminary trials on a slippery surface, naturally under safety conditions The driver can feel that the ABS is opera-and fully adhering to the Highway Code of tional by a light pulsing of the brake ped- the country concerned. You are also advisedWARNING al, accompanied by noise. to carefully read the following information. This should not interpreted as malfunc- The ABS exploits the The advantage of the ABS compared withavailable grip in full, but it tioning of the brakes, but it is the signal tothe conventional system is that it makes itcannot increase it; therefore, cau- GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CARthe driver that the ABS system is working:possible to maintain maximum vehicle han-tion is required on slippery sur- it is the warning that the car is travelling atdling performance also in the case of hardfaces, without running unnecessar y the limit of grip an that, therefore, it is nec-braking under grip limit conditions, avoid- essary to adapt the speed to the type of roading wheel lock. on which you are travelling.Do not however expect the braking dis- t of theThe ABS system is an additional partance always to be reduced with the ABS basic braking system; in the event of a faultsystem: for example, on soft surfaces such it is disabled, leaving the braking system as gravel or fresh snow on slippery surfaces,WARNING in the same conditions as a car without ABS.the distance might increase.If the ABS cuts in, it means that the grip limit between the tyres and the road surface has been reached: it is nec- essary to slow down and adapt driving to the grip available. 152

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