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This document is designed to assist you in the stability system decision process, not to serve as a performance guarantee.

No system will prevent 100% of the incidents a driver may experience. This information is subject to change without notice.

traditional Bendix

ACom

ABS diagnostic software (Version 6.3.1 or higher) available online for

download or on CD. Blink codes can also be read out via trailer mounted warning lamp, no

additional diagnostic tools required. Other diagnostic tool options include the Bendix

Trailer

Remote Diagnostic Unit (TRDU

™

) or the trailer mounted Bendix

Trailer Information Module

(TIM).

 Easy to Retrofit – Almost any fleet can transition from trailer ABS to trailer roll stability quickly

and easily with Bendix

TABS-6 Advanced. Just select the correct TABS-6 Advanced

configuration for your specific trailer application. Remove the old unit, and install the new

TABS-6 Advanced unit, along with the appropriate Bendix

WS-24

™

wheel speed sensors and a

simple air line to the suspension to enable trailer load sensing. (Trailers without ABS can also be

retrofit to Bendix TABS-6 Advanced or TABS-6 Advanced MC

™

with minimum additional

effort.).

4. What can drivers expect when operating trailers equipped with Bendix trailer stability systems?

The Bendix

TABS-6 Advanced and TABS-6 Advanced MC systems are designed to intervene

automatically when the system detects conditions that may lead to a trailer roll over.

Drivers may feel the vehicle slow down as the brakes are applied on the trailer. At this time, the

industry has not implemented the use of warning lights on the dash or on the trailer designed to indicate

when a stability event has occurred. Information regarding stability events is stored on the Bendix

TABS-6 Advanced or TABS-6 Advanced MC system Electronic Control Units (ECUs).

5. What information (data) is available off the system?

Using the Bendix TIM, fleets can view information directly on the unit manually, or direct download

via ACom diagnostic software to a computer. If the fleet employs a telematics provider, the

information may be available real-time if the Bendix TIM is connected to a wireless or satellite

modem. Using Bendix

ACom

diagnostic software, information can be downloaded directly from the

ECU.

Currently, the following data is available in real-time from the Bendix TIM:

 Current warning lamp status

 Current fault information

 Odometer reading

 Axle load

In addition, the following details are also available for download from the Bendix

TABS-6 Advanced

and TABS-6 Advanced MC system ECUs:

 Fault history

 Odometer and trip odometer

 Trailer roll stability system intervention histogram

 Brake application histogram

6. Will the Bendix

TABS-6 Advanced trailer stability systems prevent all rollovers?

No stability system will prevent all rollovers as a variety of factors are involved. Bendix

TABS-6

Advanced and TABS-6 Advanced MC system may not successfully mitigate rollovers when the

following circumstances occur:

 Speed greatly exceeds the ability of the system to provide a meaningful intervention (traveling too

fast for conditions) or when the physical limitations (combination of speed and lateral acceleration

or “sharpness of turn”) are exceeded for a particular situation;