Driving
BRAKES
Yourservicebrakesareself-adjusting.Refertothescheduled
maintenanceguideforscheduledmaintenance.
Occasionalbrakenoiseisnormalandoftendoesnotindicatea
performanceconcernwiththevehicle’sbrakesystem.Innormal
operation,automotivebrakesystemsmayemitoccasionalorintermittent
squealorgroannoiseswhenthebrakesareapplied.Suchnoisesare
usuallyheardduringthefirstfewbrakeapplicationsinthemorning;
however,theymaybeheardatanytimewhilebrakingandcanbe
aggravatedbyenvironmentalconditionssuchascold,heat,moisture,
roaddust,saltormud.Ifa“metal-to-metal,”“continuousgrinding”or
“continuoussqueal”soundispresentwhilebraking,thebrakelinings
maybeworn-outandshouldbeinspectedbyaqualifiedservice
technician.
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) (if equipped)
Onvehiclesequippedwithananti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS),anoise
fromthehydraulicpumpmotorandpulsationinthepedalmaybe
observedduringABSbrakingevents.Pedalpulsationcoupledwithnoise
whilebrakingunderpanicconditionsoronloosegravel,bumps,wetor
snowyroadsisnormalandindicatesproperfunctioningofthevehicle’s
anti-lockbrakesystem.TheABSperformsaself-checkafteryoustart
theengineandbegintodriveaway.Abriefmechanicalnoisemaybe
heardduringthistest.Thisisnormal.Ifamalfunctionisfound,theABS
warninglightwillcomeon.Ifthevehiclehascontinuousvibrationor
shudderinthesteeringwheelwhilebraking,thevehicleshouldbe
inspectedbyaqualifiedservicetechnician.
TheABSoperatesbydetectingthe
onsetofwheellockupduringbrake
applicationsandcompensatesfor
thistendency.Thewheelsare
preventedfromlockingevenwhen
thebrakesarefirmlyapplied.The
accompanyingillustrationdepicts
theadvantageofanABSequipped
vehicle(onbottom)toanon-ABS
equippedvehicle(ontop)duringhardbrakingwithlossoffrontbraking
traction.
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| Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Free PDF Owner's Manual Download. |
| Tags | Ford Taurus 3.0 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Taurus |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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