2012 Chrysler Town & Country Owner Manual - Page 452

450 STARTING AND OPERATING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) • A slight drop or fall away of the brake pedal at the end The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) provides increased of the stop vehicle stability and brake performance under most WARNING! braking conditions. The system operates with a separate computer to modulate hydraulic pressure to prevent • The Anti-Lock Brake System contains sophistiwheel lock-up and help avoid skidding on slippery cated electronic equipment that may be suscepsurfaces. tible to interference caused by improperly inABS is activated during braking under certain road or stalled, or high output radio transmitting stopping conditions. ABS-inducing conditions can inequipment. This interference can cause possible clude ice, snow, gravel, bumps, railroad tracks, loose loss of anti-lock braking capability. Installation of debris, or panic stops. such equipment should be performed by qualified professionals. You may experience the following when the brake system • Pumping of the Anti-Lock Brakes will diminish goes into anti-lock: their effectiveness and may lead to a collision. • The ABS motor running (it may continue to run for a Pumping makes the stopping distance longer. Just short time after the stop) press firmly on your brake pedal when you need to slow down or stop. • A clicking sound of solenoid valves • Brake pedal pulsations (Continued)