If the ABS warning light stays on while driving, what should you do?

• A. Continue using ABS as normal.
• B. Immediately stop on the shoulder.
• C. Disable the brake system.
• D. Treat it as a non-ABS braking system and seek service as soon as possible.

Answer: (D)

When the ABS warning light stays on, it means there’s a fault in the anti-lock braking system. The regular brakes still work, but ABS may not function to prevent wheel lock, so you can’t rely on that feature in a hard stop. The safest course is to treat braking as if the vehicle has no ABS and get the system inspected and repaired as soon as possible. Until it’s fixed, drive with extra caution: brake smoothly, leave more following distance, and avoid heavy or emergency stops. Don’t try to disable the brake system, and don’t continue driving assuming ABS will work like normal.