Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive
in
spurts
--
heavy acceleration followed by heavy
braking
--
rather than keeping pace with traffic. This is a
mistake. Your brakes
may
not have time to cool between
hard stops. Your brakes will wear out much faster if you
do a lot of heavy braking.
If
you keep pace with the
traffic and allow realistic following distances, you will
eliminate
a
lot
of
unnecessary braking. That means
better braking and longer brake
life.
If
your engine ever stops while you’re driving, brake
normally but don’t pump your brakes.
If
you
do,
the
pedal may get harder to push down.
If
your engine
stops, you will still have some power brake assist. But
you will use
it
when you brake. Once
the
power assist
is
used up, it may take longer to stop and
the
brake pedal
will be harder to push.
Your vehicle
has
anti-lock brakes
(ABS).
ABS
is an
advanced electronic braking system that will help
prevent a braking skid.
When
you
start your engine
and
begin to drive away,
your anti-lock brake system will check itself. You may
hear
a momentary motor
or
clicking noise while this test
is
going on, and you may even notice that your brake
pedal moves a little. This
is
normal.
ANTI
-
LOCK
If
there’s a problem with the
anti-lock brake system, this
warning light will stay on.
See “Anti-Lock Brake
System Warning Light” in
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