BrakeSystemIndicator
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Thebrakesystem
indicatornormally
comesonwhen
However,ifthebrakepedaldoesnot
feelnormal,youshouldtake
IftheABSindicatorcomesonwith
thebrakesystemindicator,have
yourvehicleinspectedbyyour
dealerimmediately.
immediateaction.Aprobleminone
partofthesystem’sdualcircuit
designwillstillgiveyoubrakingat
twowheels.Youwillfeelthebrake
pedalgodownmuchfartherbefore
thevehiclebeginstoslowdown,and
youwillhavetopressharderonthe
pedal.
youturntheignitionswitchtothe
ON(II)positionandasareminderto
checktheparkingbrake.Itwillstay
onifyoudonotfullyreleasethe
parkingbrake.
Ifthebrakesystemindicator
(amber)comesonwiththeparking
brakesystemindicator(red)with
theparkingbrakereleased,there
maybeamalfunctionwiththe
power-assistfeature.Whenthe
power-assistfeaturemalfunctions,
thebrakeindicator(red)comeson
andabuzzersoundsforasecond.
Thepower-assistfeaturemaystop
whenthebrakeeffect isweak.Stop
yourvehicleimmediatelyatasafe
placeandcontactadealer.
Ifthebrakesystemindicatorcomes
onwhiledriving,thebrakefluidlevel
isprobablylow.Presslightlyonthe
brakepedaltoseeifitfeelsnormal.
Ifitdoes,checkthebrakefluidlevel
thenexttimeyoustopataservice
station(seepage292).
Slowdownbyshiftingtoalower
gear,andpulltothesideoftheroad
whenitissafe.Becauseofthelong
distanceneededtostop,itis
hazardoustodrivethevehicle.You
shouldhaveittowedandrepairedas
soonaspossible(seeEmergency
Towingonpage333).
Ifthefluidlevelislow,takeyour
vehicletoadealer,andhavethe
brakesysteminspectedforleaksor
wornbrakepads.
Ifyoumustdrivethevehicleashort
distanceinthiscondition,drive
slowlyandcarefully.
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| Categories | Honda Civic Manuals, Honda Manuals |
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| Tags | Hybrid |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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