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owners manual Skoda Octavia - year of production: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 - Skoda Octavia II 2 owners manual EN
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Intelligent Technology 171
Brake booster WARNING
The brake booster boosts the pressure which you generate with the brake pedal. The The ABS can also not overcome the physical limits of your vehicle. Please do
necessary pressure is only generated when the engine is running.not forget this, particularly when driving on icy or wet road surfaces. If the ABS
is operating within the control range, adapt your speed immediately to the
WARNING conditions of the road surface and the traffic situation. The increased safety
offered by the ABS must not tempt you to take greater risks than otherwise -
Never switch off the engine before the vehicle is stationary.risk of an accident!
The brake booster only operates when the engine is running. Greater phys- The normal braking system is still fully functional if there is an ABS fault.
ical effort for braking is required when en gine is switched off. Because if you do Visit a specialist garage as quickly as possible and adjust your style of driving to
not stop as normal, this can cause an accident and severe injuries.take account of the ABS fault in the meantime since you will not know the extent
of the fault and in how far the braking efficiency is affected.
Antilock brake system (ABS) Note
ABS prevents the wheels locking when braking. A warning light comes on if a fault occurs in the ABS system page 33.
General Changes to vehicle (e.g. on engine, on the brakes, on chassis or another combina-
The ABS contributes significantly to enhancing the active safety of your vehicle. tion of tyres and wheels) can influence the function of the ABS page 214, “Accesso-
Compared to a vehicle not fitted with the ABS brake system, you are able to retain ries, changes and replacement of parts”.
optimal steering ability even during a full br ake application on a slippery road surface
because the wheels do not lock up. Brake Assist*
You must not expect, however, that the braking distance will be shorter under all
circumstances as a result of the ABS. The braking distance for example on gravel and During a severe brake application (e.g. if a hazard exists), the Brake Assist increases the
fresh snow, when you should anyway be driving slowly and cautiously, will be longer.braking force and thus makes it possible to rapidly produce the pressure required in
the brake system.
Operating principle The majority of drivers do apply the brakes in good time in dangerous situations, but
The brake pressure will be reduced on a wheel which is rotating at a speed which is too do not depress the brake pedal with sufficient pressure. Consequently, it is not possible
low for the speed of the vehicle and tending to lock. This control cycle is noticeable for the vehicle to achieve its maximum deceleration and the vehicle covers a greater
from a pulsating movement of the brake pedal which is accompanied by noises. distance than necessary.
This is consciously intended to provide the driver with the information that the wheels
are tending to lock (ABS control range). You must always keep the brake pedal The Brake Assist is activated by the very quick operation of the brake pedal. In such
depressed to enable the ABS to optimally control the brake application in this braking cases, a much greater braking pressure exists than during a normal brake application.
range. Never interrupt the application of the brakes!This makes it possible, even with a relatively low resistance of the brake pedal, to
produce an adequate pressure in the brake system in the shortest possible time, which
is required for maximum deceleration of the vehicle. You must apply the brake pedal
firmly and hold it in this position in order to achieve the shortest possible braking
distance.
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