Limited-Slip Differential (Lsd); Braking - Mitsubishi Lancer Owner's Manual
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Limited-slip differential (LSD)*
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A limited-slip differential (LSD) is applied for the
rear wheel differential. The features of this LSD
are described below:
Just as with a conventional differential, the wheel
on one side is allowed to turn at a different speed
from the wheel on the other side when the vehicle
is cornering. The difference between the LSD and
a conventional differential is that if the wheel on
one side of the vehicle loses traction, a greater
amount of torque is applied to the wheel on the oth-
er side to improve traction.
NOTE
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Even if there is a difference in the amount of
traction the wheels can get, if both of them
are spinning, the LSD will not be effective.
CAUTION
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Never start the engine while one of the
rear wheels is jacked up and the other in
contact with the ground; doing so may
cause the vehicle to jump forward.
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Continuously attempting to extract the ve-
hicle from snow, mud, etc. while using
high engine rpm may damage the LSD.
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Using a compact spare wheel will adverse-
ly affect the LSD; replace the compact
spare wheel with a standard size wheel as
soon as possible.
Braking
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All the parts of the brake system are critical to safe-
ty. We recommend you to have the vehicle
checked at regular intervals according to the serv-
ice booklet.
CAUTION
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Avoid driving habits that cause heavy
braking and never "ride" the brakes by
resting your foot on the brake pedal
while driving.
It causes brake overheating and fade.
Brake system
The service brake is divided into two brake cir-
cuits. And your vehicle is equipped with power
brakes. If one brake circuit fails, the other is availa-
ble to stop the vehicle. If you should lose the pow-
er assist for some reason, the brakes will still work.
In these situations, even if the brake pedal moves
down to the very end of its possible stroke or re-
sists being depressed, keep depressing the brake ped-
al down harder and further than usual; stop driving
as soon as possible and have the brake system re-
paired.
WARNING
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Do not turn off the engine while your ve-
hicle is in motion. If you turn off the en-
gine while driving, the power assistance
for the braking system will stop working
and your brakes will not work effectively.
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Starting and driving
WARNING
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If the power assist is lost or if either
brake hydraulic system stops working
properly, have your vehicle checked im-
mediately.
Warning display
The brake warning lamp illuminates to indicate a
fault in the braking system. A warning is also dis-
played on the multi-information display. Refer to
"Brake warning lamp" on page 3-39 and "Brake
warning display" on page 3-41.
When brakes are wet
Check the brake system while driving at a low
speed immediately after starting, especially when
the brakes are wet, to confirm they work normally.
A film of water can be formed on the brake discs
and prevent normal braking after driving in heavy
rain or through large puddles, or after the vehicle is
washed. If this occurs, dry the brakes out by driv-
ing slowly while lightly depressing the brake pedal.
When driving downhill
It is important to take advantage of the engine brak-
ing by shifting to a lower shift position while driv-
ing on steep downhill roads in order to prevent the
brakes from overheating.
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