has anyone had a prob with their abs? Ive now had a few misses where the abs has kicked in and ive nearly rammed the car infront..

has anyone had a prob with their abs? Ive now had a few misses where the abs has kicked in and ive nearly rammed the car infront..

ahem, welcome.

Wouldn't abs not kicking in be more of a problem?

Wouldn't abs not kicking in be more of a problem?

Depends if you want to stop in a short distance or not.... the ABS in the Fabia is pretty lame and kicks in far too early imho, especially in the wet.

Chris

There was a member on here who expected there to be abs then had a crunch when he found out his model didn't have it

my abs are currently hidden under a layer of fat

Hi there yes have noticed this with my fabia vrs, abs seems to kick in far to quick for my liking!!

Mine kicks in all the time when driving over rough ground.......well, anywhere in Britain for that matter. The crashy vRS suspension doesn't seem to like keeping the wheels on the ground and so the brake pedal brrr's a fair bit.

The ASR on the other hand seems very reluctant to kick in and yo have to be a total hooligan to make it intervene.

I don't understand this "kicking in early" thing ?:confused:

A.B.S. should not cut in until it senses a wheel locking up (that's the way A.B.S. works) at which point you are not achieving maximum braking efficiency.

All A.B.S. is doing is keeping your wheels turning under heavy braking to achieve maximum stopping power (cadence braking), it should not engage unless the sensors see a wheel is actually locking up so how does it cut in early ? :confused:

mine seems abit to sensitive to other abs cars ive driven.

oh yes - mine does this. Was going to ask dealer to have a look at 10k service.

Seems to kick in even if wheel not slipping (or if it is, then only a tiny amount)

It really makes you jump when it happens (which seems to be quite frequently)

At least I now know that its a common problem

Can you adjust the sensitivity?

Mark

Tyres have a lot to do with it.

Good tyres mean the ABS works a lot better especially in the wet.

Tyres have a lot to do with it.

Good tyres mean the ABS works a lot better especially in the wet.

ahh thats good to know

new tyres (Toyo T1-Rs) going on next week so will be interesting to see difference

Mark

I don't understand this "kicking in early" thing ?:confused:

A.B.S. should not cut in until it senses a wheel locking up (that's the way A.B.S. works) at which point you are not achieving maximum braking efficiency.

All A.B.S. is doing is keeping your wheels turning under heavy braking to achieve maximum stopping power (cadence braking), it should not engage unless the sensors see a wheel is actually locking up so how does it cut in early ? :confused:

I always thought that stopping the wheels locking allows you to steer the car while braking. I've heard people say that ABS increases the braking distance in most cases; someone please correct me.

ABS can increase the stopping distance because it's constantly allowing the wheels to slip, backing off the brakes and then reapplying them. If you were to hold the brakes at the threshold of ABS triggering, you'd therefore stop in a shorter distance.

The big advantage of ABS is that because the wheels are "never" locked, you can steer round what you were going to hit.

In situations where the road surface is icey, snowy or covered in loose chippings/grit ABS will significantly increase the stopping distance.

Chris

on the few times my abs has triggered (and not for braking really hard) ive had to release and reapply the brakes fast to stop the abs. i certainly dont find the abs any better on a skoda to other cars without.

I don't understand this "kicking in early" thing ?:confused:

A.B.S. should not cut in until it senses a wheel locking up (that's the way A.B.S. works) at which point you are not achieving maximum braking efficiency.

Well the real key is how quickly it detects the wheel slipping. I read somewhere that the optimium braking force is obtained when there is approximately 11% slippage between the braked wheel's rotational speed and the road surface, so the friction generated by the slight slippage is actually contributing to slowing the car down.

I have no idea how much slippage Skoda allow with their abs, but my gut feeling from driving other comparable cars is that it's not very much. Of course, tyres play a part too as do the quality of brakes, etc....

Chris