Driving
Ifyouaredrivingdownalongorsteephill,shifttoalowergear.
Donotapplyyourbrakescontinuously,astheymayoverheat
andbecomelesseffective.
Anti-lockbrakesystem(ABS)(ifequipped)
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.
UsingABS
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Inanemergencyorwhenmaximumefficiencyfromthefour-wheel
ABSisrequired,applycontinuousforceonthebrake.Thefourwheel
ABSwillbeactivatedimmediately,thusallowingyoutoretainfull
steeringcontrolofyourvehicleand,providingthereissufficient
space,willenableyoutoavoidobstaclesandbringthevehicletoa
controlledstop.
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Theanti-locksystemdoesnotreducestoppingdistance.Alwaysleave
enoughroombetweenyourvehicleandthevehicleinfrontofyouto
stop.
Werecommendthatyoufamiliarizeyourselfwiththisbraking
technique.However,avoidtakinganyunnecessaryrisks.
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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