Brakes and Traction Control: Description and Operation

Brake System, Hydraulic
This vehicle is equipped with a brake pedal-actuated hydraulic dual brake system. The system consists of the following:
- front disc brake calipers.
- rear disc brake calipers.
- brake master cylinder.
- brake tubes and brake hoses
The ABS system will be one of the following types:
- a four wheel anti-lock control brake system (4WABS).
- a four wheel anti-lock control - traction control brake system.
- a four wheel anti-lock control - traction control and interactive vehicle dynamics (IVD).
The dual ABS hydraulic system is diagonally split with the LH front and RH rear making up one circuit and the RH front and LH rear making up the other circuit.

Master Cylinder, Dual
The brake master cylinder contains the following feature:
- a common plastic brake master cylinder reservoir and low fluid level indicator combined in one assembly.

Booster, Power Brake
The power brake booster is a vacuum-operated, dual diaphragm type and is equipped with a separately serviceable power brake booster check valve.

Brakes, Front Disc
The front disc brakes consist of the following features:
- a full-cast vented front brake disc.
- hydraulically-activated pin slider-type front disc brake caliper assemblies.

Brakes, Rear Disc
The rear disc brakes consist of the following features:
- a full-cast vented rear brake disc.
- hydraulically-activated rear disc brake caliper assemblies with integral mechanically (cable) operated parking brake mechanisms.

Brake System, Parking
The parking brake system consists of the following features:
- the system is cable-actuated and controlled by a hand-operated parking brake control.
- the parking brake control pulls a cable which actuates the rear disc brake calipers.
- the parking brake is self-adjusting.