Peugeot car 508 RXH - 2013 Manual

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Peugeot car 508 RXH - 2013
174
Safety
Electronic
S
tabilit
y
Pro
g
ramme incorporatin
g
the followin
g
s
y
stems:
- the anti-lock brakin
g
s
y
stem
(
ABS
)
and the
electronic brake force distribution
(
EBFD
)
,
- the emer
g
enc
y
brakin
g
assistance,
- the anti-slip re
g
ulation
(
A
S
R
)
or traction
c
ontro
l
,
- the d
y
namic stabilit
y
control
(
D
SC)
.
Electronic stability programme (ESC)
Definitions
Anti-lock brakin
g
s
y
stem
(
ABS
)
and electronic brake force
distribution
(
EBFD
)
This s
y
stem improves the stabilit
y
and
manoeuvrabilit
y
of
y
our vehicle when brakin
g
an
d
prov
id
es
i
mprove
d
contro
l
i
n corners,
i
n
particular on poor or slipper
y
road sur
f
aces.
The AB
S
p
revents wheel lock in the event o
f
e
mergency braking.
The electronic brake
f
orce distribution s
y
stem
mana
g
es the brakin
g
pressure wheel b
y
wheel.
Emer
g
enc
y
brakin
g
assistance
In an emergency, this system enables you to
r
each the optimum brakin
g
pressure more
q
uickl
y
and therefore reduce the stoppin
g
d
i
s
t
a
n
ce
.
It is tri
gg
ered in relation to the speed at which
the brake pedal is pressed. This is felt b
y
a
r
eduction in the resistance o
f
the pedal and an
increase in the e
ff
ectiveness o
f
the brakin
g
.
Anti-slip re
g
ulation
(
ASR
)
The ASR s
y
stem
(
also known as Traction
C
ontrol
)
optimises traction in order to avoid
wheel slip b
y
actin
g
on the brakes of the drivin
g
wheels and on the en
g
ine. It also improves
the directional stabilit
y
o
f
the vehicle on
accele
r
a
t
io
n.
D
y
namic stabilit
y
control
(
DSC
)
I
f
there is a di
ff
erence between the
p
ath
f
ollowed b
y
the vehicle and that required b
y
the driver, the DSC monitors each wheel and
automaticall
y
acts on the brake of one or more
wheels and on the en
g
ine to return the vehicle
to the required path, within the limits of the laws
o
f
ph
y
sics.
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