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MAINTENANCE
Brake
BrakePads
DONOTrestyourfootonthebrakepedal
whiledriving;thismayoverheatthebrakes,
reducetheirefciencyandcauseexcessive
wear.
Fortherst900miles(1500km),youshouldavoid
situationswhereheavybrakingisrequired.
Rememberthatregularservicingisvitaltoensurethat
allthebrakecomponentsareexaminedforwearatthe
correctintervals,andreplacedwhenrequiredtoensure
longtermsafetyandoptimumperformanceduringthe
intervalprescribedinWarrantyandMaintenanceManual.
Thecarneedstoruninfor500miles(800km)afterthe
brakepadordiscisreplaced.
BrakeFluidCheckandT opUp
Brakeuidishighlytoxic,keepcontainers
sealedandoutofthereachofchildren.If
accidentalcontactofbrakeuidissuspected,
seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
Preventbrakeuidcomingintocontact
withtheskinoreyes.Ifthisoccurs,rinse
immediatelywithplentyofwater.Ifeyes
arestillred,painfuloruncomfortable,seek
medicalattentionimmediately.
Thebrakeuidlevelshouldbecheckedweeklywhenthe
systemiscoldandwiththecaronlevelground.
Theuidlevelcanbeseenthroughthereservoirneck
andshouldbemaintainedasclosetothe"MAX"mark
aspossible.Donotallowtheleveltodropbelowthe
"MIN"mark.
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