Sell-Adjusting
B,_.
•
The
brakes
.
oo
thi.s
vehicle (except
~
the parking
bJ'ake)
are
seI·<4tSting.
They
have
been
desigled
so
. that· periodic brake
~
is not required.
•
The
drum
" .brakes'
~
t:heri'iSetve&
wheh
' the brakes are fwmly
appIed
while
the
vehiCl9
is
mov
i
ng
baCkWa'ds
~'
.
• The disc "
brakes
adJust
'
ihemseiVes
earl
h
tlm
'e
the
"
brakes
ar
~
used
"
",:
• n the brake-pedal goes down farther than 'normal, it may
b9
due
to
'a
18Ck
01
adjustment
To
find
out
it this
isthe
--
case, drive backWard and forward a
few
times, applying the
~es
fi"r
J!'Y
when
gOing
in
eaqh
j;tirection
.
If
you
ha
ve
an
opt
ional diesel engine, see "Brake Pedal Travel" in tRs
section. . .
•
SeE!
yeo
dealer if pedal height -
doe;
-not return to norma
l.
or If there
Is
_a
rapld '
inC1'OOSe
in
~
'travel. This
oou
ld
be a
Sign
-of other
braf(e
trouble.
•
Also
see
.
YOUr
dealer If
the
'
parking
br8ke
rleeds
.
~tment.
·
NOncE
:
"
~1he
brig
"
by
I'flting
y_
foot
on
t~
III_
pedIIf whet!
you
do
not
·
Intend
10 brake -
c.n
cau_
~~
_
br'Mn.
n.
C*II
we
...
out
1M
br_
....
Mel
p«fIIl""'
-
arid"lM
brMM
..
we.
. .
...
,.......
'
.'.
PARKING BRAKE
•
The
parking brake
f.oot
~I
is
located at
the
cmer's
'ar
left side,
•
To
set
~
parklngbfake
, first press dmvn theJegtJlar brake pedal with
ycu
right foot
'-
Then, ,hold it while setting
the
parking brake with your
left
foot.
-
•
To
release the parking brake, press
down
the regular brake pedal and pul
the
"
Brak
~
~
"
hinjle
located
at
the
lower left side of the instrument
panel.
• To help
remind
'fOU
, the
brake
systain
warning
ignt
is desigll8d to stay
on
If
the
parking brake ooOIrol is
not
July released
and
the
igl
ilion key.is 00.
• Never drive
the vehicle wi
th th
,e ,parldng brake
set
as this may overheat
'·
the
rear
brakes
, reducing
their
,
,effectiveness
aiKt
caus
ing
exc
Etssive
wear
'
OI
damage.
' ' ,
,,
. . "
Tor
.'
Lock
que
'.
. " . - .
The
pcw1dng
brake shOuld
be
set
'
.st"
whenever
leaving
the ctiver's seat.
tf
the
vehicle Is
PCWked
00
a
J12De
and
the
triinsmission
seleCtor
lever is plaCed
in
" p" (Parit) betore"the
pMOOg
brake
'iS:set, the weight of
the
Vehicle may
exert
so
mUch
force
on
the
panang
pawl ill the transmissiQrl
that
it
may
be
difficult
to
pull
sel~o
r
lever' out :
01
" P" '
(Park)
.:
T1iis
coridition is called ';torque
lOck
."
To
prevElnl
th
is
;
the
p"ar\dng
'tirake should
be
appliod BEFORE moving the selectof
lever
to
"P" (Park,. , ,
,.,
:.'"
, .
When
piepaz;ng
to
'move t
ile
~Ie,
'
thE!
setector
lever
~
be
moved
out of
the " P" {Park)'positton BEfOAE releasing the parking brake.
It
is
good
<tiving
p-actioe
to
a¢
the
.
par1cing
brake first..Jhen release the transmission trom "
P"
(Parit). even
on
level sur1aoes. · .
·w "torque
lock
:'
does ocqJI",
.
It
~
may
be
:'
necessary
to have
~the
,
r
vehicJe
rlIJCI96
this vehicle uptlill '
to
lak
e
some
of, the 'pressure off the transmission
while
,the driver pulls on
t~
'
lran
s~
is
si9n
seI6ctOr
,
~er
.
~.
'
..
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