Finally Drove the New Celica in Snow! ABS Question.. Options

[FrankB2]

I bought this thing in October, and it's finally snowed in southeast Pennsylvania. I've been wanting to test the ABS brakes, and I found a 1/2" of snow on the roads. Anyway, the ABS makes a rapid grinding*/pulse in the brake pedal, instead of slower on/off pulse I'm used to with my Jeep's ABS. Is this normal for Celicas?

*Grinding might not be the best word. It's more of a 300 rounds per minute sensation.

This post has been edited by FrankB2: Jan 21, 2013 - 9:33 PM

[Box]

You can test the ABS on dry pavement, just slam on the brakes and see how it feels in regards to the pulsing. Besides snow and ice throws ABS off, as does gravel or any other loose surface. In those instances it'd actually be better to not have ABS. Odds are the ABS was rapidly pulsing due to being on a loose surface. I'm sure newer ABS systems probably recognize they're on a loose surface and won't pulse, the Celica comparably has a simple ABS system.

This post has been edited by Box: Jan 21, 2013 - 9:39 PM