Braking
Avoidneedless heavybraking. Somepeopledrivein
spurts,heavyacceleration followed byheavybraking,
ratherthankeepingpacewithtraffic.Thisisamistake.
Thebrakesmightnothavetimetocoolbetweenhard
stops.Thebrakeswillwearoutmuchfasterwithalotof
heavybraking. Keepingpacewiththetrafficand
allowing realistic following distances eliminates alotof
unnecessary braking. Thatmeansbetterbrakingand
longerbrakelife.
SeeBrakeSystemWarningLightonpage4‑58.
Brakingactioninvolves perception timeandreaction
time.Deciding topushthebrakepedalisperception
time.Actually doingitisreactiontime.
Averagereactiontimeisaboutthree‐fourthsofa
second.Butthatisonlyanaverage.Itmightbeless
withonedriverandaslongastwoorthreesecondsor
morewithanother.Age,physical condition, alertness,
coordination, andeyesight allplayapart.Sodoalcohol,
drugs,andfrustration. Buteveninthree‐fourthsofa
second,avehiclemovingat100km/h(60mph)travels
Iftheengineeverstopswhilethevehicleisbeing
driven,brakenormally butdonotpumpthebrakes.
Ifthebrakesarepumped,thepedalcouldgetharderto
pushdown.Iftheenginestops,therewillstillbesome
powerbrakeassistbutitwillbeusedwhenthebrakeis
applied. Oncethepowerassistisusedup,itcantake
longertostopandthebrakepedalwillbeharder
topush.
20
m(66feet).Thatcouldbealotofdistance inan
emergency,sokeepingenoughspacebetweenthe
vehicleandothersisimportant.
And,ofcourse,actualstopping distances varygreatly
withthesurfaceoftheroad,whetheritispavement or
gravel;thecondition oftheroad,whetheritiswet,dry,
oricy;tiretread;thecondition ofthebrakes;theweight
ofthevehicle; andtheamountofbrakeforceapplied.
Addingnon‐dealer/non‐retailer accessories canaffect
vehicleperformance. SeeAccessories and
Modifications onpage6‑4.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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