Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS); United States- Page 185

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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.