What are ABS brakes and how do they work?
ABS is short for “Anti-lock Braking System”. The ABS is designed to pump the pressure in your braking system to help prevent brake “lock-up” and loss of vehicle control. A skilled driver can perform this with his/her foot on the brake pedal and “pumping” of course; but ABS plays its critical role during panic stops when thinking about braking is the least of concern. The ABS system has a very powerful 16 bit computer that monitors all wheels and pumps the brakes for you so you don’t have to. In fact the ABS computer pumps (or modulates) the brake system much faster and more efficiently than humanly possible. In the event that the ABS system encounters failure, it is engineered to fail safely by continuing to function like a conventional (non-ABS) brake system. The ABS system notifies the driver of the failure by turning on the (ABS) light. When the ABS light is on you do not have ABS until the system is serviced. Some ABS systems will continue to maintain rear wheel ABS functionality i
