Patent ID: 7413263

Claim:
A method for controlling a vehicle with a braking system having a first fluid line extending between a master cylinder and a brake caliper and a bypass-isolation valve disposed along the first fluid line between the master cylinder and the brake caliper wherein the bypass-isolation valve being moveable from a closed position to an open position in response to a predetermined fluid pressure in the first fluid line, a second fluid line extending from a first position along the first fluid line between the pressure-bypass valve and the master cylinder to a second position along the first fluid line between the pressure-bypass valve and the brake caliper, a fluid pump disposed along the second fluid line, the method comprising the steps of: pumping fluid to the brake caliper with the pump to execute a controlled brake event wherein fluid pressure at the brake caliper is increased to a desired pressure; and discontinuing the pumping during the controlled brake event prior to the fluid pressure in the first fluid line reaching the predetermined pressure and prior to the bypass-isolation valve opening and prior to completion of the controlled brake event.