This may sound stupid but I am new to ABS & how do you know when it is kicking in? Will the ABS light come on? Had snow up my way & didn't know if my ABS was working or not?

Usually you'll feel a vibration in the brake pedal and the pedal will all of the sudden go down towards the floor a little more.

my subarus ABS kinda stinks, it seems like it pump VERY slow...and that why i hit a curb, and needed a new left rear suspension

my subarus ABS kinda stinks, it seems like it pump VERY slow...and that why i hit a curb, and needed a new left rear suspension

yea blame it on the brakes,you had to be running 30 when you hit that curb.

ya i was around 35-40, but the entire time i had very little control( overcorrecting side to side) was around 7 seconds...but i was on a wet road, with crappy tires

This may sound stupid but I am new to ABS & how do you know when it is kicking in? Will the ABS light come on? Had snow up my way & didn't know if my ABS was working or not?

 

how do u not know when it kicks in?? on dry pavement either your tires lock up and u go into a skid, or it pumps and u dont....

i do know that mine works,they sound like a chatter on mine but i think mine was the first version,the first time i heard it i thought something was broke.

i personally think its the best saftey feature you can get, and wouldent buy a newer car without it

on the gm cars the brake pedal gets real hard and you think it aint gonna whoooooaaaa.

I and thought it was a thread on how to tone my stomach!!

if 97obw keeps hitin them curbs you can get a workout fixin his car.

ABS is not designed to stop you quicker, its designed to keep your wheels from locking up, so you can maintain control as you deccelerate, as opposed to plowing.

 

Of course, ABS, AWD and a multitude of other letters can't stop you from being 16.

My abs aren't as ripped as I'd like them to be, but I'm not willing to put a lot more work into it.

 

 

Oh wait . . . you're talking about brakes.