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BrakingSystem
Yourvehicleisequippedwithfront
discbrakes.Thebrakesontherear
wheelsmaybediscordrum,
dependingonthemodel.Apower
assisthelpsreducetheeffortneeded
onthebrakepedal.TheABShelps
youretainsteeringcontrolwhen
brakingveryhard.
Checkthebrakesafterdriving
BrakeWearIndicators
Ifthebrakepadsneedreplacing,you
willhearadistinctive,metallic
screechingsoundwhenyouapply
thebrakepedal.Ifyoudonothave
thebrakepadsreplaced,theywill
screechallthetime.Itisnormalfor
thebrakestooccasionallysquealor
squeakwhenyouapplythem.
throughdeepwater.Applythe
brakesmoderatelytoseeiftheyfeel
normal.Ifnot,applythemgentlyand
frequentlyuntiltheydo.Beextra
cautiousinyourdriving.
BrakingSystemDesign
Thehydraulicsystemthatoperates
thebrakeshastwoseparatecircuits.
Eachcircuitworksdiagonallyacross
Restingyourfootonthepedalkeeps
thebrakesappliedlightly,buildsup
heat,andreducestheireffectiveness. thevehicle(theleft-frontbrakeis
Italsokeepsyourbrakelightsonall
thetime,confusingdriversbehind
you.
connectedwiththeright-rearbrake,
etc.).Ifonecircuitshoulddevelopa
problem,youwillstillhavebraking
attwowheels.
Constantapplicationofthebrakes
whengoingdownalonghillbuilds
upheatandreducestheireffective-
ness.Usetheenginetoassistthe
brakesbytakingyourfootoffthe
acceleratoranddownshiftingtoa
lowergear.
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Product Specification
Categories | Honda Civic Manuals, Honda Manuals |
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Tags | Honda Civic DX, Honda Civic DX-G, Honda Civic EX, Honda Civic LX, Honda Civic Si |
Model Year | 2007 |
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Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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