Continental Teves supplies brake system

Continental Teves supplies a specially developed version of the Electronic Stability Program for the Audi A2. Based on the current MK 20 generation ESP, the system fitted to the Audi A2 uses largely standardized components; however, the A2's "active wheel speed sensors" represent a new generation of technology. Their compact design makes it possible to integrate the sensor technology into the wheel bearings. The secret: the bearing sealing ring rotating with the wheel is magnetically coded and serves as a pulse generator. The wheel-speed sensor is simply clipped on to the wheel bearing. It scans the coding without coming into contact with the seal and converts the impulses it receives into information on wheel speed until the vehicle comes to a complete standstill. Uwe Mindt, Project Manager for Audi at Continental Teves, points out another strong point of this new generation of technology: "The ESP system also has a built-in failsafe management feature which monitors the status of all the individual components."

The Audi A2: its Electronic Stability Program (ESP) is supplied by Continental Teves.