What is Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) & How It Works?

Asadullah

02 Aug 2022

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What is Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) & How It Works?

During the last 20 years, most of the cars are manufactured with various sophisticated safety functions and the car manufacturers run the race to create the most secure vehicles. These safety functions are added with airbags, sensors and alerts and the different vehicles have different features. Most of the modern cars are appeared in the market with the latest type of security measures, in which Anti-Lock Braking system are included. The basic function of these safety measures is to save the lives of the people in the grave situation. Now you need to know what is

Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) & How it Works?

The ABS system prevents the brakes from locking up, when they are added with heavy load. They keep severe motor vehicle mishaps from happening and this system is useful, when the driver has no full control over the vehicle.

How does it work? ABS is the system, which modulates the brake pressure in the emergency stop and it does not allow to lockup the wheels.

The driver can maintain control of steering wheel and he stops the car quickly. When the driver applies the brake, he feels the pulsation in the brake pedal and he hears the sound of clicking voice after kicking in the ABS.

Works at High Speeds. ABS performs well at the high speeds and it helps the effective braking of the vehicle. This system allows to steer the car, if the brakes are applied and it can afford you to control the vehicle, when you find any emergency situation.

Prevent Skidding. ABS stops the vehicle from skidding at the time, when the driver applies the brakes. You can maneuver steering wheel of the car so that you may hit with someone or something.

Offers Better Traction Control. ABS makes the traction control efficient than before. Most of the time, you feel the extreme weather conditions like snow or torrential downpour, the wheels may face difficulty to grip the road. The ABS gives more traction to driver and vehicle to keep driving safely and securely.

Help in Preventing Collisions. There are some systems, which are added with intelligent automatic self-braking features and they work with software and a radar. This feature is provided on front side of the car and you can use it to detect the vehicle, when it is near to collide with other car or object. This system alerts the driver about danger and it can alleviate ABS, which will bring the vehicle to stop quickly.

How to Inform if Car has ABS

The ABS technology has been using for last 20 years and most of the vehicles have this technology. If there is new or used car, which you want to buy, it has ABS, which is used to switch on ignition and look for ABS indicator light on the dashboard. You should also check the system, if you buy the used vehicle, you will ensure that this vehicle has ABS because it runs smoothly.

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