ABS can be an incredible safety net when things go sideways-but it can't overcome a brake system that isn't working properly.

Today we continue our conversation about ABS braking systems and the part the driver plays when ABS activates. Do you know what your vehicle feels like and sounds like when the ABS kicks in? More importantly, do you know what you're supposed to do when it happens?

Your ABS control unit depends on the entire braking system being in good working order: clean hydraulic fluid, sound brake lines, properly functioning brakes at all four wheels, and properly adjusted rear brakes. And yes, that emergency /parking brake has an important job when it comes to keeping those rear brakes properly adjusted.

Too many drivers simply know, "My vehicle has ABS." That's where the education n ...