Mine is getting really annoying. It's just so intrusive and really increases the stopping distance by coming way too soon!

Does anyone drive with the ABS fuse taken out?

It's something I'm really considering

Yeah I hate it too so try not to make it come on, not sure I would remove the fuse though. Adapt your driving style?!

Also may have an insurance implication as you are disabling one of the cars safety systems, by removing the fuse.

 

Have you checked all the obvious stuff first, the ABS will only kick in if it detects a wheel locking, are the tire pressures correct, are the tires in a good state with good grip, are any of the brakes binding or is the balance front rear or side to side out causing one wheel to lock before the others.

 

Not trying casting an opinion on your driving, as I don't know you at all - but are you going too quick for the road conditions - cold damp roads with leaves, if the council aren't staying on top of them they will reduce grip and cause a wheel to lock easily.

Unless you are driving like a tool, either you have terrible tyres or something is wrong with your car.

I've got all new tyres. And i don't drive fast at all! Costs me too much in fuel. Haha

To get to my town you no matter what way you go you have to go down a hill.

I only choose one route and I'll be doing say ... 20mph approaching the junction and slowing, and there's the smallest dip in the road... When the car goes over this (I'm braking super lightly) the ABS comes in and then just stays on when there's absolutely no need.

Like I said, it does it when I'm braking extremely lightly, I'm not driving the car hard at all!

If I do brake heavily from a higher speed on a flat straight road, it's actually fine and isn't bad at all.

It's worst when I'm genuinely going really slow... Below 30mph and when braking lightly.

Have you had any of your wheel bearings changed?

Are they decent tires and correctly inflated ?

 

Might be worth having the brakes tested at your local MOT garage as they will be able to test how effective they are.

 

A dip or bad road surface can cause the ABS on my Octavia to trigger, if something causes one or both wheels to be un-loaded they will lock causing the ABS to kick.

 

Similar to when an un (or lightly) loaded wheel locks up in F1.

Yeah, all correctly inflated, and in my opinion, good tyres. I've just recently changed all of the brake discs and pads, as they were terrible, and now are now great

Like I said, when braking hard... They're ok.

But going at a really slow speed, when it comes in, it won't come off, even after the dip in the road, and it just feels unsafe because it just makes the brake pedal Ineffective.

I drive super sensibly, because at the moment I'm all about fuel economy. Especially in the wet, there is just no point in taking any risks. That's when accidents happen, when fools drive exactly the same in the wet as they do in the dry, thinking they have the same amount of grip.

I often find that bumpy road surfaces make my ABS kick in, I put it down to solid aftermarket coilovers :|

Sounds like mine when the garage I use to use ****ed the sensor in the wheel when doing the bearing. I cant say I've really triggered my ABS apart from this, maybe once or twice on the track but thats it. If you take the fuse out you get lots of lights and a constant buzzer going off, I suspect that'd be more annoying.

matt1chelski did you get a fault on vag com when the sensor was knackered?

 

If you have rear drums and they are poorly adjusted you can get premature abs issues.

 

I pull off my sloped drive, brake, turn, and have the abs come on most mornings.

 

Also the vRs used to go mental abs wise on real heavy handed weight transfer.

Having different sized tyres front and rear will do this, even different brands because they can come up slightly different.

 

If the ECU senses any difference between front and rear mean wheel speed and you brake it can kick off the ABS.