My abs doesn't work when I'm on ice. I think it has to have some resistance to pulsate, because the wheeels just locked up and slid. I guess if that happens again I'll just pump the brakes myself to gain some control ?
That's wierd that you guys are saying don't downshift, because I live on a dirt road that is just solid packed snow and ice in the winter, and just before I get to the main road it has a decline to the stop sign. If I downshift when I start going downhill instead of riding the brakes, it slows down nicely and I'm able to stop a lot easier.(there are always a ton of potholes at the end of the road there and it is necessary to be going slow or you can't stop). I don't drive the XF too often in the winter, but when I let off the gas to coast to a redlight(no matter what season) it slows down by itself, almost like it has an engine brake on it. Is it downshifting by itself?(I have an autostick)
Catman,
What do I do if I'm on ice and pushing the brake pedal through the floor and it's sliding with no ABS action at all?