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
norrnally 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.
Anti-Lack
Brakes
(Option)
Your vehicle may have anti-lock brakes
(ABS).
ABS
is
an advanced electronic braking system that will help
prevent
a
braking shd.
ABS
If
your
vehicle has anti-lock
brakes, this warning light
on
the instrument panel will
come on briefly when you
start your vehicle.
When you start your engine, or when you 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.
If
there’s
a problem
with
the
anti-lock brake system,
the
anti-lock brake system warning light will stay on or
flash. See “Anti-Lock
Brake
System Warning Light”
in
the
Index.
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