Driving your vehicle
In the event of brake failure
Disc brakes wear indicator
WARNING - Brake wear
If service brakes fail to operate while When your brake pads are worn and
the vehicle is in motion, you can new pads are required, you will hear
make an emergency stop with the a high-pitched warning sound from
parking brake. The stopping dis- your front brakes or rear brakes. You
tance, however, will be much greater may hear this sound come and go or
This brake wear warning sound
means your vehicle needs serv-
ice. If you ignore this audible
warning, you will eventually
than normal.
it may occur whenever you depress
the brake pedal.
lose
braking
performance,
which could lead to a serious
accident.
Please remember that some driving
conditions or climates may cause a
brake squeal when you first apply (or
lightly apply) the brakes. This is nor-
mal and does not indicate a problem
with your brakes.
WARNING - Parking
brake
Applying the parking brake
while the vehicle is moving at
normal speeds can cause a
sudden loss of control of the
vehicle. If you must use the
parking brake to stop the vehi-
cle, use great caution in apply-
ing the brake.
CAUTION
• To avoid costly brake repairs,
do not continue to drive with
worn brake pads.
•
Always replace the front or
rear brake pads as pairs.
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