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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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Yet another RABS question ...

I think I read that for my 1996 F150 4x2, RABS should kick in when it detected that BOTH rear wheels had locked / stopped turning. So what I don't understand is this: How does RABs determine if the vehicle is still moving? If it's only looking at the rear wheel sensors / differential, I'm not sure how this would work. One particular for instance: If you had a locker, and both rear wheels turned or stopped together, how would the system know when to activate RABs? Is it referencing some accelerometer or something?
 
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If the rate of deceleration is too great, it'll kick in. The system doesn't really work below 5-8mph if you lock both rear wheels though.
 
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