User's Manual

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.

11. Why should I choose a multi-channel trailer roll stability system over a single channel system?

Since ABS for trailers was mandated in 1998, some trailer owners have elected to pay for upgraded

trailer ABS systems with additional sensors and modulators due to perceived concerns regarding tire

wear performance and/or a desire to have the most sophisticated equipment available. These same

factors may also drive decisions in selecting a trailer roll stability system. To meet the widest range of

customer trailer stability needs, Bendix offers two approaches: the Bendix

TABS-6 Advanced single

channel trailer roll stability system, and the TABS-6 Advanced MC

™

multi-channel trailer roll stability

system.

12. Does using a single-channel trailer roll stability system, such as Bendix

TABS-6 Advanced, mean

that my trailers will show increased tire wear?

No. The Bendix TABS-6 Advanced system will only intervene with significant brake intervention

when it detects that a dangerous rollover situation is imminent. A typical trailer may only enter this

condition a limited number of times during normal driving over the life of the trailer. When the system

does intervene, brake applications are only a few seconds in duration – therefore, no measurable tire

wear should occur from activation of the TABS-6 Advanced trailer roll stability system.