Optional Automatic Traction Control (ATC):

• Helps you accelerate on slippery surfaces and reduce drive

wheel overspin.
• The ATC indicator lamp is marked ATC, ASR or Wheel Spin
(depends on vehicle make/model).
• Some vehicles without ATC have a Wheel Spin lamp to show
ABS
DRIVER TIPS
if drive wheels are spinning.
• The blink code diagnostic switch must be off (if equipped in
vehicle).
Other Information For Drivers
Vehicle is in operation
The ATC lamp should • Audiotape - How to Brake with ABS*
only come on when a (SP-94126)
wheel is spinning. If it
comes on during nor- • Video - What Every Driver Should Know About ABS
mal vehicle operation, (VIDEO-T-96159V) $20.00
or if it does not come
on when a wheel is Does the
System OK and in
• Video - What Every Driver Should Know About ATC
spinning, there is a mal- No ATC indicator Yes
function and your vehi- lamp come on as use. Also use the (VIDEO-T-9785V) $20.00
cle should be serviced the drive wheels interaxle diff lock
spin during with the ATC if • Pamphlet - Trailer ABS Warning Lamp Driver
as soon
acceleration? equipped. Information (TP-97132)
as possible. You’ll still
have ABS brakes, but
without ATC. • Pamphlet - Off-Road ABS Function Driver Tips
(SP-9898)
• Poster (2'x 3') - Trailer ABS Driver Information
(SP-97144)

Deep Snow and Mud Function: * For Spanish version, add “SP” to item number
For French Canadian, add “FC” item number.
• Allows more aggressive ATC function when on soft or granular
surfaces such as fresh snow, mud or gravel.

Press the Deep Snow

and Mud function

ABS helps prevent wheel

To order literature
lock-up during braking to
Does or for more information, call:
No the ATC
lamp blink
Yes The Deep
Snow and Mud
increase vehicle stability
continuously? function
is active. 800-535-5560 and driver control.
The ATC indicator lamp
comes on and stays on
during normal vehicle Turn off when you’re on a hard surface road.
operation. Have your To revert to normal operation,
vehicle serviced as press switch again.
soon as possible. There
is a malfunction. You’ll
still have ABS brakes
but without ATC.
Yes The Deep
No Does Snow and Mud Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems
the ATC lamp
go off? function 2135 West Maple Road, Troy, MI 48084
is not active. www.meritorauto.com

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 How to Brake with ABS ABS for Tractors, Trucks and Buses Trailer ABS
Do what good drivers have always been doing; brake • The blink code diagnostic switch must be off (if equipped
just the way you always have — Apply brakes as normal to in vehicle).
stop in time. When your ABS starts working, don’t release
your brakes — maintain brake pressure. Turn on Turn on
vehicle ignition vehicle ignition
If driving with a single trailer, doubles or triples…
Watch your trailer(s) through your mirrors and
correct brake pressure as necessary to keep in a
straight line.
Begin to
drive the vehicle
If only your tractor has ABS… The ABS warn- No Does the Yes
Use your rig’s brakes as necessary to straighten ing lamp does ABS warning lamp System
not in the cab come is OK
out your trailer if it swings out. Watch the trailer go off on and go off?
through your mirrors to make sure it follows your
tractor properly.
Does
the trailer-
If only your trailer has ABS… mounted ABS
Use your rig’s brakes as necessary to maintain Yes warning lamp come on No
control and keep your combination in its lane. above 4 mph or come on and
stay on during the
entire braking
If driving a straight truck or bus... application?
Maintain continuous pressure on your brake pedal Begin to
drive the vehicle
while steering clear of any obstacles.
If the lamp comes on
Avoid rapid “pumping” of the brakes — During a brake above 4 mph, or if it System
application that could result in a wheel lock, Meritor remains on during the is OK
WABCO ABS automatically releases and applies the entire braking application,
there is a malfunction.
brakes up to five times per second, obviously much faster Your vehicle should be
than you could do pumping the brake pedal. serviced as soon as possi-
Does the ble after completing the
No lamp go off trip.
Always remember that you are the most important as vehicle reaches
Yes
element in the safe operation of your vehicle — ABS is not about 4 mph
an excuse to take unnecessary risks. Always drive careful- (6 km/h)?
ly and stay a safe distance away from the vehicle in front Note: Depending how the ABS is powered, the lamp may come on briefly at
of you. ignition and then go off, or briefly flash each time you apply the brakes
on a moving vehicle.

If your vehicle is being towed — Disconnect the ECU or If the lamp stays on, have
pull the ABS fuse. your vehicle serviced as System
soon as possible after is OK
completing the trip. There
is a malfunction. Only the
ABS in the affected
wheel(s) is disabled; that
wheel(s) then has normal
brakes.