1. Illustrated Chronicle
  2. Chronicle 1971 - 1980
  3. 1978
  4. 22 - 25 August 1978

Anti-lock braking system ready for production

  • Date
    22 - 25 August 1978
  • Description
    In Untertürkheim, Daimler-Benz AG presents the second-generation anti-lock braking system (ABS) to the press. The pioneering new system, co-developed with Bosch, is introduced in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (116 series) saloons in December.
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ABS tests on a wet road surface with two identical vehicles of the S-Class series W 116. The left-hand model without ABS...
ABS testing at Daimler-Benz AG's Stuttgart-Untertürkheim plant
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ABS testing at Daimler-Benz AG's Stuttgart-Untertürkheim plant. When braking on bends the ABS maintains the car's direct...
ABS Tests
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ABS testing at Daimler-Benz AG's Stuttgart-Untertürkheim plant. When braking on bends the ABS maintains the car's direct...
S-Class Saloon with anti-lock braking system (ABS) - W 116
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ABS testing at Daimler-Benz AG's Stuttgart-Untertürkheim plant. When braking on bends the ABS maintains the car's direct...
116 series with anti-lock braking system (ABS)
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