Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS); United States- Page 184

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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 Brake System (ABS)

Your vehicle has anti

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lock brakes. 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.