User's Manual

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ESP
®
is a registered trademark of DaimlerChrysler and is used by BCVS under license.
®
SD-13-4986
The Bendix
®
ESP
®
EC-80
Controller
INTRODUCTION
The Bendix
®
ESP
®
EC80
Electronic Control Unit (ECU)
is a member of a family of three Bendix
®
‑brand electronic
Antilock Braking System (ABS) devices used to help
improve the braking characteristics of air‑braked heavy‑
and mediumduty trucks, tractors, and buses:
1. The Bendix
®
ABS ESP
®
ECU uses wheel speed sensors
to monitor four wheelends to detect wheel‑slip or wheel
lock‑up during braking. The system intervenes when
needed — using Pressure Modulator Valves (PMVs)
to adjust and/or pulse the brake pressure — in order
to optimize the contact between the tires and the road
surface.
2. The Bendix
®
Automatic Traction Control (ATC) EC‑80
ECU provides standard ABS; improves vehicle traction
during acceleration; and aid lateral stability while driving
through curves. The Bendix
®
ATC ECU communicates
with the engine’s Controller to provide Engine Torque
Limiting (ETL), and/or use Differential Braking (DB) to
make brake applications at individual wheels.
3. The Bendix ESP EC‑80 Controller provides — in
addition to the ABS and ATC functions described
above — advanced braking features referred to as the
Bendix
®
ESP
®
Electronic Stability Program. The Bendix
ESP EC‑80 Controller analyzes the vehicle's motion
compared to the driver's intended path and provides
Yaw Control (YC) and Roll Stability Program (RSP)
capabilities. When necessary, the system will intervene
to reduce the engine throttle, and/or apply the brakes
at one or more of the wheel ends — to help the vehicle
return to the intended direction.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3‑4
Indicator Lamps and Power‑Up Sequence . . . . . 8‑9
ABS Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9‑10
ATC Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1112
ESP ABS With Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ‑13
Important Safety Information About
The ESP Stability System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13‑14
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17‑62
See page 63 for the full Table of Contents
Bendix
®
EC‑80
System Name
Previous
(Bendix
®
EC‑60
ECU)
Designations
Key Components
Key System Features
(ECU Designation Shown
on the ECU Label)
ECU
Connector
Locations
Provided
See
Service Data
Sheet
ABS “Standard”
ECU; Pressure Modulator Valves (PMVs);
Four Wheel Speed Sensors.
ABS [Antilock Braking]
(EC80 ABS)
Two SD‑134983
ATC “Premium”
Items above, plus: Automatic Traction
Control (ATC) Valve; Option of two more
Wheel Speed Sensors and PMVs.
ABS plus ATC [Traction Control]
(EC80 ATC)
Three SD‑134983
ESP
®
Advanced”
All items above, plus: Yaw Rate Sensor;
Steering Angle Sensor; Load Sensor;
Steer‑axle ATC valve; Brake Demand
Sensor; and an Additional PMV
ABS plus ATC plus ESP
[Yaw Control (YC) and
Roll Stability Program (RSP
®
)].
(EC‑80 ESP)
Four
SD‑134986
(This
Document)
The driver is always responsible for the control
and safe operation of the vehicle at all times. The
Bendix
®
ABS system does not replace the need
for a skilled, alert professional driver, reacting
appropriately and in a timely manner, and using
safe driving practices.
FIGURE 1 - THE BENDIX
®
ESP
®
EC‑80
CONTROLLER
Label Shows ECU
Designation

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