Brakes and Traction Control: Description and Operation

GENERAL INFORMATION
The standard brake system on this vehicle consists of the following components:

- Double pin floating caliper disc front brakes.
- Rear automatic adjusting drum brakes.
- Master cylinder with brake fluid level sensor.
- Vacuum booster.
- Height sensing proportioning valve (non-antilock brake applications).
- Non-height sensing proportioning valve (antilock brake applications).

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