ATE ABS Redux

[C M Smith <cmsmith@domain.elided>]

Well, yes and no.

The brake pedal will push fluid at the front wheels if the ABS pump dies. 
The rear brakes are fully ABS pressure actuated. However, if the ABS pump 
is alive then the whole braking effort is essentially applied by the ABS 
pressure and the brake pedal becomes a kind of potentiometer but without 
any electrical or computer interference (apart from the pressure release 
controlled by the computer but I digress).

It's not drive by wire but it is an analogue amplification system. I think 
it's brilliant and much better than Bosch system.

Cheers

Michael

At 10:42 PM 10/15/01 -0400, you wrote:


BTW, I have assumed that the Milano uses ATE ABS like the SAAB 9000, the 
164 has gone back to Bosch. I have both types of car and much prefer the 
ATE system.

Yeah.

So isn't that ATE system and the similar system in old Citroens technically 
a sort of drive-by-wire since you're not directly pushing fluid a the brake 
pads with your foot but rather relying on a machine to do so based on your 
inputs?

Hmm,


Michael Smith
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
91 Alfa 164L, White, original owner

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