Revision question · Braking systems

When should an anti-lock braking system (ABS) warning light turn off?

Revision material from the imported DVSA bank includes source-checked Lanekind learning corrections. These corrections are not newly issued official examination questions, and practice does not reproduce a live test paper.

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When the brakes are used for the first time

When the ABS comes into operation

After the manufacturer’s specified self-test, which may finish before or after moving off

When the secondary braking system is used

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After the manufacturer’s specified self-test, which may finish before or after moving offThis was the right answer

Follow the vehicle handbook’s ABS warning-lamp sequence. Current systems can complete initialisation while stationary; some require movement. A lamp that continues to indicate a fault must be investigated. There is no universal 6 mph rule for all buses.

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Use the handbook’s ABS warning sequenceReviewed guidance summary · The warning sequence is checked before travel. The separately corrected texts remove the archive’s false universal 10 km/h rule.

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