Jaguar Land Rover Limited

Rover Group Limited

Martin Holly

Timothy Reynolds

Anthony Satterthwaite

Anna Newberry

Richard Devenport

Andrew Scott

The present invention relates to a brake control system for a motor vehicle having front and rear axles. The brake control system includes a controller operable in response to a braking request signal. The controller is configured to control a front axle braking system for applying a front axle braking force and a rear axle braking system for applying a rear axle braking force. The controller is configured to increase the front axle braking force to supplement the rear axle braking force when an operational parameter relating to the rear axle braking system is greater than or equal to a pre-defined threshold. The invention also relates to a method of controlling the braking of a motor vehicle.

Braking control system

A motor vehicle is disclosed having an energy absorbing steering assembly 10 that includes an adjustable energy absorbing mechanism in the form of a hydraulic damper 11. A valve 6 controlling the flow of fluid from the damper is controlled so as to optimize the rate of the damper 11 dependant upon one or more parameters of the motor vehicle.

Motor vehicle

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Martin Holly