Avoid needless heavy bralung. 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 b’etween
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
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
Your
vehicle has anti-lock brakes
(ABS).
ABS
is
an
advanced electronic braking system that will
help
prevent
a
braking
skid.
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.
ABS
INOP
If
there’s
a
problem
with
the
anti-lock
brake
system, this
warning light will stay
on
or
flash,
See
“Anti-Lock
Brake
System
Warning
Light”
in
the
Index.
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