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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 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
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 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.
ANTI
-
LOCK
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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