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Brakes and Traction Control: Description and Operation

The standard brake system on this vehicle consists of the following components:
- Double pin floating caliper disc front brakes.
- Double pin floating caliper rear disc brakes on all wheel drive applications.
- 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)

Non-Antilock Brakes Hydraulic Brake Tube Routing And Fitting Locations:




Antilock Brakes/Traction Control Hydraulic Brake Tube Routing And Fitting Locations:





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.