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BrakingSystem
Yourvehicleisequippedwithdisc
brakesatallfourwheels.Apower
assisthelpsreducetheeffortneeded
onthebrakepedal.Theemergency
brakeassistsystemincreasesthe
stoppingforcewhenyoudepressthe
brakepedalhardinanemergency
situation.Theanti-lockbrakesystem
Constantapplicationofthebrakes
whengoingdownalonghillbuilds
upheatandreducestheireffective-
ness.Usetheenginetoassistthe
brakesbytakingyourfootoffthe
acceleratoranddownshiftingtoa
lowergear.
BrakingSystemDesign
Thehydraulicsystemthatoperates
thebrakeshastwoseparatecircuits.
Eachcircuitworksdiagonallyacross
thevehicle(theleft-frontbrakeis
connectedwiththeright-rearbrake,
etc.).Ifonecircuitshoulddevelopa
problem,youwillstillhavebraking
attwowheels.
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ABS)helpsyouretainsteering
Checkthebrakesafterdriving
throughdeepwater.Applythe
brakesmoderatelytoseeiftheyfeel
normal.Ifnot,applythemgentlyand
frequentlyuntiltheydo.Beextra
cautiousinyourdriving.
controlwhenbrakingveryhard.
BrakePadWearIndicators
Thefrontandreardiscbrakesonall
modelshaveaudiblebrakepadwear
indicators.
Restingyourfootonthepedalkeeps
thebrakesappliedlightly,buildsup
heat,andreducestheireffectiveness
andreducesbrakepadlife.In
addition,fueleconomycanbe
reduced.Italsokeepsyourbrake
lightsonallthetime,confusing
driversbehindyou.
Ifthebrakepadsneedreplacing,you
willhearadistinctive,metallic
screechingsoundwhenyouapply
thebrakepedal.Ifyoudonothave
thebrakepadsreplaced,theywill
screechallthetime.Itisnormalfor
thebrakestooccasionallysquealor
squeakwhenyouapplythem.
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2008
Accord Sedan
| Categories | Honda Accord Manuals, Honda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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