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ABS Brakes

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Posted by: mespock

Quick question on the Mark VII

Do all Mark VII's from 1984 to 1992 come with anti-lock brakes?

I noticed that they talk about them in the owners manual. In most of the cars that I have owned with ABS brakes an idiot light lights up somewhere on the dash.

I noticed that there is an idiot light on my '85 but it doesn't light up when I start my Mark.

Is this an option that I don't have or does this light light up only when their is an issue with the ABS system?

Posted by: 91LSC SE

Yes, your car has anti-lock brakes, standard on all Mark VII's.
Your light should be on when the key is in the on postion before starting.
This is a test position for the idiot lights, if it does not come on it might
be burned out, or have been removed previously due to a brake problem
someone did not want to deal with.

Posted by: JoshMcMadMac

I thought the ABS light was overhead, and the BRAKE light was in the console?

Posted by: 91LSC SE

I'm not sure of the location of the lights on an 84-89 model. But regardless
of location they should be on in the test position. On my 91 the "anti-lock"
& "brake" light are on the dash just left of the radio.

Posted by: pro-five-oh

Quote:

Originally Posted by 91LSC SE

Yes, your car has anti-lock brakes, standard on all Mark VII's.

Nope. 1984s did not have them, many 1985s did not.

Read my website.

http://blizzard.he.net/~foxbody/mark.html

Posted by: 91LSC SE

I apologize mespock.

And pro I have read it, it opens:
"Yes, the Mark VII was first American car with 4-channel anti-lock brakes"
But although being the first, I realize now that the "first" ones did not have
it.

crawling back into my hole now

but

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