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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
fluid level can be expected to fall as the brake pads wear.
If the brake fluid level is abnorm ally low, check system
for leaks.
WARN ING!
Rid ing the brak es can lead to brak e failu re and
possib ly an accid ent. Drivin g with you r foot restin g
or rid ing on the brak e pedal can resu lt in abnorm ally
high brak e tem peratu res, excessive lin ing wear, and
possib le brak e damage. You would not have you r full
brak ing capacity in an emergen cy.
Refer to “Fluids, Lubricants, and Genu ine Parts” in this
section for the correct fluid typ e.
WARN ING!
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Use of a brak e flu id that may have a low er initial
boilin g poin t, or is unidentified as to specification ,
or which may occur by leavin g the top of you r
master cylin der reservoir uncovered or the top off
of the brak e flu id bottle off, allow ing it to absorb
moistu re may resu lt in sudden brak e failu re dur-
ing hard prolon ged brak ing. You could have an
accid ent.
Pow er Disc Brak es
Disc brakes do not requ ire adjustm ent; how ever, several
hard stop s during the break-in period are recom mend ed
to seat the linings and wear off any foreign material.
Brak e Master Cylin der
The fluid level in the master cylind ers shou ld be checked
whenever the vehicle is serviced . If necessary, add fluid
to bring level to the full level mark on the side of the
reservoir of the brake master cylind er. With disc brakes,
(Cont inued)
| Categories | Jeep Manuals, Jeep Wrangler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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