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Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in
spurts 

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 heavy acceleration followed by heavy 

braking 

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 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

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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

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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 or pulses a little. This is normal.

United States

Canada

If there’s a problem with the anti

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lock brake system, 

this warning light will stay on. See “Anti

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Lock Brake

System Warning Light” in the Index.