Brakes and Traction Control: Description and Operation

DESCRIPTION - BASE BRAKE SYSTEM

The base brake system consists of the following components:

- Brake pedal
- Power brake booster
- Master cylinder
- Proportioning valves (2) (non-ABS vehicles only)
- Brake tubes and hoses
- Disc brakes (front)
- Disc brakes (rear) (optional)
- Drum brakes (rear)
- Parking brake

The hydraulic brake system is diagonally split for both the non-antilock and antilock braking systems. That means the left front and right rear brakes are on one hydraulic circuit and the right front and left rear are on the other.

Front disc brakes control the braking of the front wheels; rear braking is controlled by rear drum brakes as standard equipment. Rear disc brakes and antilock brakes with or without traction control are optional.

Vehicles equipped with the optional antilock brake system (ABS) use a system that shares most base brake hardware used on vehicles without ABS.

The parking brake system consists of a hand-operated lever mounted between the front seats that actuates parking brake cables connecting to the rear brakes.