Brake; Brake System; Foot Brake- Page 207

Brake System

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Foot Brake

This vehicle has power-assisted brakes

that adjust automatically through

normal use.

Should power-assist fail, you can stop

by applying greater force than normal

to the brake pedal. But the distance

required to stop will be greater than

usual.

WARNING

Do not coast with the engine stalled

or turned o

ff

, 

fi

nd a safe place to stop:

Coasting with the engine stalled or

turned o

ff

 is dangerous. Braking will

require more e

ff

ort, and the brake's

power-assist could be depleted if you

pump the brake. This will cause longer

stopping distances or even an

accident.

Shift to a lower gear when going

down steep hills:

Driving with your foot continuously on

the brake pedal or steadily applying

the brakes for long distances is

dangerous. This causes overheated

brakes, resulting in longer stopping

distances or even total brake failure.

This could cause loss of vehicle control

and a serious accident. Avoid

continuous application of the brakes.

Dry o

ff

 brakes that have become wet

by driving slowly, releasing the

accelerator pedal and lightly applying

the brakes several times until the

brake performance returns to normal:

Driving with wet brakes is dangerous.

Increased stopping distance or the

vehicle pulling to one side when

braking could result in a serious

accident. Light braking will indicate

whether the brakes have been

a

ff

ected.

CAUTION



Do not drive with your foot held on

the clutch pedal or brake pedal, or

hold the clutch pedal depressed

halfway unnecessarily. Doing so

could result in the following:



The clutch and brake parts will

wear out more quickly.



The brakes can overheat and

adversely a

ff

ect brake

performance.



Always depress the brake pedal with

the right foot. Applying the brakes

with the unaccustomed left foot

could slow your reaction time to an

emergency situation resulting in

insu

ffi

cient braking operation.



Wear shoes appropriate for driving in

order to avoid your shoe contacting

the brake pedal when depressing the

accelerator pedal.

When Driving

Brake

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