Off-Road Abs

Programed into vehicles equipped with Four-Wheel-Drive (4WD), Off-Road ABS is activated by one of two ways. The first method requires no action by the driver. Wheel speed sensors located at each wheel include a rough road-sensing feature. The wheel speed sensors give off a characteristic oscillation associated with traveling on gravel roads and when the ABS/ESP controller recognizes this pattern, it triggers the threshold for Off-Road ABS. The second way Off-Road ABS is activated is when the customer selects the 4WD Off-Road Mode, indicating it is very likely the vehicle will be traveling over loose dirt, gravel, sand or mud and the ABS system increases the amount of allowable wheel lock for improved stopping during off road activity.