Page 20 of Volkswagen Touareg Catalogue by Volkswagen Australia

abs esp 20 complex systems for active protection the touareg is designed with intelligent regulating systems that make it easy to handle on and off road while providing a high level of `active safety to begin with there is the proven safety of an anti-lock braking system abs which prevents the wheels locking during braking thereby allowing you to steer around a potential hazard to complement this electronic brake-pressure distribution ebd proportions braking pressure between the front and rear wheels to ensure with electronic stabilisation program esp sensors detect the onset of oversteer or understeer and help restore the touareg to its chosen path it also helps to suppress skids as soon as they begin optimum braking effect especially with a load in the vehicle the brake assist feature identifies an emergency stop and immediately boosts braking pressure to its maximum level to reduce the stopping distance.

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