Replacing
Brake
System
Parts
The braking system on a modern vehicle
is
complex. Its
many parts have to be of top quality and work well
together if the vehicle is to have really good braking.
Vehicles we design and test have top-quality
GM
brake
parts in them, as your Pontiac does when
it
is
new.
When you replace parts
of
your braking system
--
for
example, when your brake linings wear down and you
have to have new ones put in
--
be sure you get new
genuine
GM
replacement parts.
If
you
don’t,
your
brakes may no longer work properly. For example,
if
someone
puts
in
brake
linings
that are
wrong
for
your
vehicle,
the
balance between your front and rear brakes
can change
--
for the worse. The braking performance
you’ve come
to
expect
can
change in many other ways
if
someone puts
in
the wrong replacement brake parts.
Battery
Every new Pontiac has a Delco Freedom@ battery.
You
never have
to
add water
to
one
of
these. When
it’s
time
for
a
new
battery,
we
recommend a Delco Freedom
battery. Get
one
that has the replacement number shown
on
the
original
battery’s
label.
Vehicle
Storage
If
you’re not
going
to
drive your vehicle for
25
days
or more, take off the black, negative
(-)
cable
from
the battery. This will help keep your battery from
running down.
Batteries have acid that
can
burn
you and
gas
that
can
explode.
You
can
be
badly
hurt
if
you
aren’t careful. See
‘‘Jump
Starting” in
the
Index
for
tips
on
working
around
a
battery without
getting hurt.
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Contact your dealer to learn how to prepare your vehicle
for longer storage periods.
Also, for your audio
system,
see “Theft-Deterrent
Feature”
in
the Index.
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