What is CBC (cornering brake control)?

Cornering Brake Control is a braking control system which is an evolution on the classic electronic brake distribution. When it slows to force a curve in the system administered independently of the braking pressure applied to each wheel. The goal is to avoid blocking any wheel and better management response while reducing the area of braking on slippery surfaces.

CBC regulates the pressure in the different wheel brake cylinders so that wheels operate separately and brake optimally. In this way the system intervenes early and the driver is unaware of it.

In addition, the physically-dependent over-steering while braking on curves is compensated. CBC counteracts these tendencies by modulating brake action at individual wheels in a precise way; for instance, it can cause brake pressure at the outside front wheel to build up more rapidly than at the other wheels.

If a driver of a brakes while cornering at speed or changing lanes, Cornering Brake Control (CBC) will help improve the vehicle's stability. By optimizing the braking effects being applied to each wheel and evening out the braking pressure from side-to-side, the CBC system helps drivers maintain control at critical times on the road.

"Using data provided by ABS sensors, in a split second. CBC determines the car's degree of lateral acceleration. If the driver then hits the brake pedal, CBC makes sure that brake line pressure is distributed to all but the outside front wheel.

At that point, two things happen simultaneously. First, CBC electronically limits brake pressure to the rear discs. Secondly, compensating for the tendency of the rear end to swing outward, CBC decreases pressure to the inside front-wheel brake."

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