four wheel drive MITSUBISHI CARISMA 2000 1.G Owners Manual

STARTING AND DRIVING
5–28
Anti–lock brake system
(ABS)*
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Environmental conditions can have an effect
on braking. During sudden braking when
there is snow, ice, oil, water etc. on the road
surface, a skid may occur. I n this situation,
steering control and braking effectiveness is
reduced and the stopping distance is in-
creased. The vehicle may also go into an un-
controlled spin.
The ABS helps prevent the wheels from
locking during braking, thus maintaining
directional stability, ensuring controllability
and providing optimum braking force.
Driving hints
(1) With ABS fitted, steering during sudden
braking (when the ABS functions) differs
slightly from when the brakes are not
being applied.
Steer the vehicle carefully in these
conditions.(2) Always maintain the same distance
from the vehicle in front of you as you
would for a vehicle not equipped with
ABS. Compared with vehicles not fitted
with ABS, your vehicle may require a
longer stopping distance in the following
cases:

Driving on gravel or snow–covered
roads.

Driving with tyre chains installed.

Driving on roads where the road
surface is pitted or has other differ-
ences in surface height.

Driving on bumpy roads or other
poor driving surfaces.
(3) Operation of ABS is not restricted to
situations where brakes are applied
suddenly. This system may also oper-
ate to prevent wheel lock when you are
driving over manholes, steel road–work
plates, or the vehicle is driven over
steps or level differences in the road,
road markings, or other surfaces which
are difficult for the wheels to grip.
(4) When the ABS is activated, you may
feel the brake pedal pulsating and hear
a characteristic noise. Also at this time,
it may feel as if the pedal attempts to re-
sist being depressed.
In this situation, to let the ABS work
for you, just hold the brake pedal
down more firmly. Do not pump the
brake. This will result in reduced
braking performance.
CAUTION
(1) Even the ABS can not prevent the
natural laws of physics from act-
ing on the vehicle. It cannot for in-
stance avoid accidents that may
result from excessive speed on
bend or following another vehicle
too closely, or aquaplaning. It
should remain the driver’s task to
observe safety precautions to
judge speeds and brake applica-
tions correctly in such condi-
tions.
(2) Be sure to use tyres of the same
type and size on four wheels.
If tyre types or sizes are mixed,
ABS may not function normally.
(3) Never install a limited slip differ-
ential, which is not MITSUBISHI
Genuine parts, as the ABS may
not function normally.
Please consult an authorized
MITSUBISHI dealer.

MAINTENANCE
9–14
Front
M40A035a
CAUTION
(2) If the tyres have arrows (A) indi-
cating the correct direction of
rotation, swap the front and rear
tyres on the left–hand side of the
vehicle and the front and rear
tyres on the right–hand side of
the vehicle separately. Keep each
tyre on its original side of the ve-
hicle. When fitting the tyres, make
sure the arrows point in the direc-
tion in which the wheels will turn
when the vehicle moves forward.
Any tyre whose arrow points in
the wrong direction will not per-
form to its full potential.
CAUTION
(3) Avoid the combined use of differ-
ent types of tyres and disk
wheels. This can affect driving
safety.
Snow tyresEL12AMDe
The use of snow tyres is recommended for
driving on snow and ice. To preserve driving
stability, mount snow tyres of the same size
and tread pattern on all four wheels.
Snow tyres worn more than 50% are no
longer suitable for use as snow tyres.
Snow tyres which do not meet specifications
must not be used.
CAUTION
(1) Observe permissible maximum
speed for your snow tyres and the
legal speed limit.
(2) If snow tyre must be used,
change to following tyres:

195/60R15 snow tyre (M+S)

175/65R15 snow tyre (M+S)

195/55R15 snow tyre (M+S)
Also remember that in order to
guarantee safety, the vehicle must
never be driven at speeds in ex-
cess of 160 km/h, when 175/65R15
snow tyres are being used.