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ABS Light: Description and Operation

ABS AND RED BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR
The amber ABS warning indicator is located in the instrument cluster. It is used to inform the driver that the antilock function has been turned off due to a system malfunction. The CAB controls the lamp indirectly. The CAB monitors its own functions. If the CAB determines that the ABS warning indicator should be on, the CAB sends a message via the PCI BUS to the instrument cluster and the cluster turns on the indicator. The indicator will remain lit during every key cycle until the circuit or component fault is repaired and the CAB no longer detects the fault. After repair of a sensor signal fault or a pump motor fault, the CAB must sense all four wheels at 26 km/in ( 15 mph) before it will extinguish the ABS and Indicators.

The Instrument Cluster will illuminate the ABS Warning Indicator if it loses communication with the CAB.