Your brake master cylinder reservoir
is
here. It
is
filled
with
DOT-3
brake fluid.
There are only two reasons why the brake fluid level
in
the reservoir might
go
down.
The first is that the brake
fluid
goes
down
to
an
acceptable level during normal
brake lining wear. When new linings are put in, the fluid
level goes back up. The other reason
is
that fluid
is
leakng
out
of
the brake system.
If
it is,
you
should have
your
brake system fixed, since
a
leak
means that
sooner
or later your brakes won’t work well,
01-
w~n’t
work
at
all.
so,
it isn’t a good idea
to
“top
off’
your
brake fluid.
Adding brake fluid won’t correct a leak.
If
you
add fluid
when your linings are
worn,
then you’ll have too much
fluid when you
get
new brake linings. YOU should
add
(or
remove) brake fluid, as necessary, only
when
work is
done
on
the
brake
hydraulic system.
When your brake fluid
falls
to
a
low
level, your brake
warning
light will come
on.
See “Brake System Warning
Light”
in
the Index.
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