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2007 Buick Rendezvous Owner Manual

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If you have the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS),
remember: It helps avoid only the braking skid. If
you do not have ABS, then in a braking skid,
where the wheels are no longer rolling, release
enough pressure on the brakes to get the wheels
rolling again. This restores steering control.
Push the brake pedal down steadily when you
have to stop suddenly. As long as the wheels are
rolling, you will have steering control.

Driving at Night

Night driving is more dangerous than day driving.
One reason is that some drivers are likely to
be impaired — by alcohol or drugs, with night
vision problems, or by fatigue.

Here are some tips on night driving.

Drive defensively.

Do not drink and drive.

Adjust the inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare from headlamps behind you.

Since you cannot see as well, you may need
to slow down and keep more space between
you and other vehicles.

Slow down, especially on higher speed roads.
Your vehicle’s headlamps can light up only so
much road ahead.

In remote areas, watch for animals.

If you are tired, pull off the road in a safe
place and rest.

No one can see as well at night as in the daytime.
But as we get older these differences increase.
A 50-year-old driver may require at least twice as
much light to see the same thing at night as a
20-year-old.

What you do in the daytime can also affect your
night vision. For example, if you spend the
day in bright sunshine you are wise to wear
sunglasses. Your eyes will have less trouble
adjusting to night. But if you are driving, do not
wear sunglasses at night. They may cut down on
glare from headlamps, but they also make a
lot of things invisible.

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  • Drive defensively.
  • Do not drink and drive.
  • Adjust the inside rearview mirror to reduce the glare from headlamps behind you.
  • Since you cannot see as well, you may need to slow down and keep more space between you and other vehicles.
  • Slow down, especially on higher speed roads.
  • In remote areas, watch for animals.
  • If you are tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest.

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