How EBD Prevents Locking
Less chance of locking when braking in a straight line.
- If you apply your brakes when driving in a straight line with a regular braking system, brake force is applied by mechanical control to all four wheels. This makes the rear wheels susceptible to locking, as they're under less real force than the front wheels.
- With EBD the brake force to the rear wheels is applied precisely by electronic control – reducing the chance of locking.
- This is achieved through the ABS ECU recognising this situation through signals from the speed sensor, which tells the ABS actuator to reduce the amount of brake force to the rear wheels.
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Less chance of locking under load.
- EBD even adjusts the amount of brake force on your brakes according to whether or not you're carrying a load, again reducing the chance of locking.
- It does this by varying the amount of brake force applied to the rear wheels according to changes in load due to load shifting or deceleration.

EBD senses the weight of your load and any movements it makes while braking –
applying the correct amount of brake force for better control and stability.
Less chance of locking around corners.
- If you apply your brakes when taking a corner with a regular braking system, almost equal brake force is applied to the inner and outer wheels. This makes the inner wheels susceptible to locking, as they are under less real force than the other wheels.
- With EBD the brake force to the inner wheel is applied precisely by electronic control – reducing the chance of locking.
- This is achieved through the ABS ECU recognising the situation through signals from the speed sensor. This tells the ABS actuator to reduce the amount of brake force to the inner wheel.