Owner's handbook - Page 189

For 2013 DS5 HYBRID4.

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87
Safety
Electronic
S
tabilit
y
Pro
g
ramme incorporatin
g
the
f
ollowin
g
s
y
stems:
- the anti-lock brakin
g
s
y
stem
(
AB
S)
and the
e
lectronic brake force distribution
(
EBFD
)
,
- the emer
g
enc
y
brakin
g
assistance,
- the anti-slip re
g
ulation
(
ASR
)
or traction
c
ontrol
,
- the d
y
namic stabilit
y
control
(
D
SC)
.
Electronic stability programme (ESC)
Definitions
A
nti-lock brakin
g
s
y
stem
(
ABS
)
a
nd electronic brake force
distribution
(
EBFD
)
This s
y
stem improves the stabilit
y
and
manoeuvrabilit
y
of
y
our vehicle when brakin
g
a
nd provides improved control in corners, in
p
articular on poor or slipper
y
road surfaces.
The ABS prevents wheel lock in the event o
f
emer
g
enc
y
b
ra
ki
n
g
.
The electronic brake
f
orce distribution s
y
stem
mana
g
es t
h
e
b
ra
ki
n
g
pressure w
h
ee
l
by
w
h
ee
l
.
Emer
g
enc
y
brakin
g
assistance
In an emer
g
enc
y
, this s
y
stem enables
y
ou 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
.
I
t
i
s tr
igg
ere
d
i
n re
l
at
i
on to t
h
e spee
d
at w
hi
c
h
the brake pedal is pressed. This is
f
elt b
y
a
r
eduction in the resistance o
f
the
p
edal and an
i
ncrease in the e
ff
ectiveness o
f
the braking.
Anti-slip re
g
ulation
(
ASR
)
The A
S
R s
y
stem
(
also known as Traction
C
ontrol
)
optimises traction in order to avoid
wheel slip b
y
actin
g
on the brakes o
f
the drivin
g
wheels and on the en
g
ine. It also improves
the directional stabilit
y
of the vehicle on
acce
l
e
r
a
ti
o
n.
D
y
namic stabilit
y
control
(
DSC
)
If there is a difference between the path
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
w
h
ee
l
s an
d
on t
h
e en
gi
ne to return t
h
e ve
hi
c
l
e
to the required path, within the limits o
f
the laws
of
ph
y
sics.
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