How do I know if I have ABS Brakes?

[PlayaDelReyDave]

I know this might sound silly, but I can't figure it out. I can't remember if this car has 'em. I looked in the owners manual and it describes ABS, but that could just be a standard mention in the manual. How do I figure that out? Thanks.

[ASG14]

Take your car in a parking lot, accelerate to 30mph. Slam the brakes as hard as you can. If they lock up, you don;t have ABS.

[lilm]

cant you just look at the abs thing in the engine bay.....it has like 4-5 hard lines going into it on the left by the coolant reservoir?

[(K)]

cant you just look at the abs thing in the engine bay.....it has like 4-5 hard lines going into it on the left by the coolant reservoir?

This way works best, just look for the module under the hood. It's usually right after the firewall, maybe on the driver's side. It's basically just a box with a few hard lines coming out of it.

[lilm]

^^ya the other way while much more fun just attracts attention.

[jetbtkng]

just turn the key to the on position and look at the dummy lights on the dash, you should see an orange abs light, if not u dont...........

[Mr_Chunkz]

didnt all solara/camry have abs?

[LatinDragonXJC]

x2 @ speeding and slamming on the brakes Go for it! lol

[Chinky420]

didnt all solara/camry have abs?

x2

well, the camry may not, since it's been around for a while.
but the solara which was made in 1999+, i figure would all come with abs.

[Mole]

take a picture of your engine bay...

what model do you have ?

[(K)]

didnt all solara/camry have abs?

I don't have ABS. Kind of surprised me when I first got the car but it wasn't something I wasn't used to.

[onefiend]

didnt all solara/camry have abs?

x2

well, the camry may not, since it's been around for a while.
but the solara which was made in 1999+, i figure would all come with abs.

When I had a 2001 Solara 4banger (bought it new) it didn't come with ABS, it was still an option back then, I think they came standard only with the SLE V6's.

[Black Bob]

Jetbtkng has the simplest answer. All ABS equipped cars MUST have an ABS warning light and it MUST light on test everytime you start up the car. If the ABS warning doesn't temporarily light up at each start then you don't have ABS. Or you can tailgate your nearest tourist in a rental car.

[mazen222]

just turn the key to the on position and look at the dummy lights on the dash, you should see an orange abs light, if not u dont...........

ya... thats the way to go

[ToyoSolV6]

i still think the idea of going fast and slamming on your brakes is way more fun. lol