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 fdster 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.
Anti-Lock
Brakes
(ABS)
Your Aurora
has
an
advanced electronic braking system
that
will
help prevent a braking skid.
ANT’-
(I)
LOCK
This light on the
instrument panel
will
come on briefly
when
you start
your
vehicle.
When you start your vehicle and begin to drive away,
you
may hear
a
momentary motor or clicking noise. And
you may even notice that your brake pedal moves
a
little
while this is going on. This is the ABS system testing
itself.
If
there’s a problem with the anti-lock brake
system, the anti-lock brake system warning light will
stay
on.
See “Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light“
in
the
Index.
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