LEAFfan
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timk said:Thanks for the tip. Why is pulsing or pumping the brakes bad? Does it confuse the ABS system? I guess I'm going to have to unlearn my skills that I learned with non-ABS brakes.mogur said:With ABS, the last thing you want to do is pulse or pump the brakes. In a panic or hard stop you want hard and constant pressure on the brake pedal.
Still, I think this is a safety issue and I'm going to report it to Nissan tomorrow when their support number is available.
Tim
Tim, it isn't a safety issue;it's a 'learn how to use ABS brakes' issue. I'm surprised you didn't know how to use ABS properly. It's been on cars for years and the first car that had them for me was a '90 Toyota Celica GT-S. I can't tell you how many times they saved me on ice, snow, and emergency braking. In emergency braking, such as you described, you NEVER pump the brakes, but hold your foot on the brake until you're completely stopped. While you are holding down the brake pedal, you can steer. My ABS NEVER locked up on me and always stopped straight, which these will do also if you use them correctly.