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BrakingSystem
Yourvehicleisequippedwithdisc
brakesatallfourwheels.Apower
assisthelpsreducetheeffortneeded
onthebrakepedal.Theanti-lock
brakesystem(ABS)helpsyouretain
steeringcontrolwhenbrakingvery
hard.
Checkthebrakesafterdriving
BrakeWearIndicators
Ifthebrakepadsneedreplacing,you
willhearadistinctive,metallic
screechingsoundwhenyouapply
thebrakepedal.Ifyoudonothave
thebrakepadsreplaced,theywill
screechallthetimeandbraking
effectivenesscouldbereduced.Itis
normalforthebrakestooccasionally
squealorsqueakwhenyouapply
them.
throughdeepwater.Applythe
brakesmoderatelytoseeiftheyfeel
normal.Ifnot,applythemgentlyand
frequentlyuntiltheydo.Beextra
cautiousinyourdriving.
BrakingSystemDesign
Restingyourfootonthebrakepedal
appliesthebrakesslightly.This
buildsupheat,andreducesbrake
effectivenessandbrakepadlife.In
addition,fueleconomycanbe
reduced.Italsokeepsyourbrake
lightsonallthetime,confusing
driversbehindyou.
Thehydraulicsystemthatoperates
thebrakeshastwoseparatecircuits.
Eachcircuitworksdiagonallyacross
thevehicle(theleft-frontbrakeis
connectedwiththeright-rearbrake,
etc.).Ifonecircuitshoulddevelopa
problem,youwillstillhavebraking
attwowheels,butthebrakepedal
maynotfeelnormal(seepage
Constantapplicationofthebrakes
whengoingdownalonghillbuilds
upheatandreducestheireffective-
ness.Usetheenginetoassistthe
brakesbytakingyourfootoffthe
acceleratoranddownshiftingtoa
lowergear.
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Product Specification
Categories | Acura Manuals, Acura TL Manuals |
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Tags | Acura TL |
Model Year | 2007 |
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