brakes CHEVROLET S10 1998 Owners Manual

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BATTERY
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ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKES '.
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SPEAKER
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DRIVE (D); This .pasixion: is for: normal dsiving . If you.
need morepower for passing, and you.’re:
Gbing less Thanlabout 35 mph (55 kmh), push your
r) G6hg about 3.5 .m.h (55 km/h) of more, push the
:accelerator pedal abo.ut halfway down.
accelerator all the way down.
FIRST (I): This, psition gives YOU -even more power-
(but lower fuel-economy) than SECOND (2). You-cm.
.use:i;t on very Steep hills, or in deep $now;or mud. If the
-seke.ctoT lever is$ut in FIRST (1.)- while ;the vehicle is
moving forward,. the transmission. won’t shift..into-
FIRST (€) until ,the vehicle is going. slowly enough.
I€ your- rear wheels can’t rotate, don’t. try to
drive. This might. happen if you :were stuck in
very
deep sand or mud or were up againsit a solid
object.
Yau could.darnage- your t.ransmission.
Also, if you stop when goin.guphill, don’t hold
your -vehicle there with only ;the. .accelerator
~ -pedal. Thts- could overheat and damage the
1 transmission. Use your brakes or shift into.
~ ..a:biu,
PARK (PI to hold your .vehicle in pasition on
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.Parking Brake
To .set the-parkirig brake,: hold the- regular brake pedal
down with- your right foot. -Push dowb- thparking brake
p&al:with your left €oat. If the ignition is on, the brake
system wslrining light will come on.
To:release the parking brake hold the regular b.rake
pedal down.
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NOTICE:
Driving with the parking, brake. on can cause
your rear brakes. to overheat. You may have to
replace them, and you could also damage.other
parts:
of your vehicle,
If you are towing. a trailer and you must p-ark.-on.-a-hill,
see
“Towing a Tiailer” in the 1nde.x. That section.:shows.
what to do;first to keep the trailer from moving.
Pull the BRAICE RELEASE lever. It is lo.cated .on the
bottom of the driver ’S side gf the instrument panel,
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Anti-L0c.k Brakes (ABS)
Your vehicle has anti-lock bfakes..(ABS). ABS is an
advanced. electronic braking
system that :will help
prevent a braking: skid.
When you start your engine. and begin to drive away;
yaw anti-lock brake syxiem. will check itself. You may
he’& a-momentary motor or c1icking noise whikthis test;
is goi on. This is-nomal.
I€,there.’s a problem with the
mti-lock
brake system, this
warfiing light -will :stay 13wr.
System. Warning Light’%
the
Index.
I See. “Anti-Lo-ckBrake
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Here's how anti-lock works. Let's say the road is wet.
You're driving: safely. Suddenly an animal jumps out in
You slam on the brakes. Here's what happens .with ABS.
A computer-senses that wheels are slowing down. If'one,
of the wheels is about to stop. r.olling,. the-compter will
separately work the brakes. at .each- front wheel and at
both. rear -wheels.
front
of you.
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The anti-lock system can change.the brake pressure faster
than any driver could. The .computer is-programmed to
make the most o€'mailable tire .mil road conditions.
You can steer around the obstacle while braking hard,
AS you brake, your computer keeps receiving updates on
wheel speed and ~ontrols braking pressur.e accordingly.
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Wet brakes can. came accidents. They won't work
as well in a quick:stop and: may cause pulling to
one aide. Yau c.ould lose: control of the vehi-cle..
After driving through a- large puddle .of water or
a car wash, apply your brake pedal-lightly .until
your brakes work normally.
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If you.don't shift down, your brakes could
get.so ho-tthat they woulddt work wel.1. You
would then have poor bmking.'or .even none going
down a hill. You could.cra$h. Shift down to let
your engine a.ssist your brakes on a steep
downhill sI.ope, ignition
Gff is dangerous. Your brakes will. have to
.do- all the work of slmingdawn. They could get isi,
.hot--that they wouldn't wo-rk weU* YOU would then
have pour braking or even none going down a hill.
You could crash. Always have your -engine running.
and your vehicle in gear when you go downhill.
0 Know haw to gxuphill. You may wmt to .&if.d~wn
to. a lower gex. The Iower ge~ars help- cool yuur engine
and tlrmsmission, and you can-climb~the. hill.b.etter.
Stay in ywr own lane when driving: an hYe1an.e
roGds
in hills or.mountairis. Dorr't'swing wide ix cut
aa-oss the: center of'-the road; Drive at-speeds that-let
you stay in your own lane.
1 As you gqover the top of -a..Kll, be alert, There codd 'oe
something in your he, like a stalled cai or an .accident.
0 You may see highway signs on-mountains .that warn of
special problems, -Examples are long grades, ,p.ass@, or
.no-passing zones, a falling rocks area or winding
'roads. Be alert to .these and. take appmpkiate action.
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You must :sub.tract-yaur hitch load from’the CWR for
your vehicle, Weigh your vehicle with ym traile-r
attached, so that you wodt go over the GVWR or
the GAWR.
You’ll get the best pafomance if you spread out the
weight
of yom load the right way, and.if you cho-ose the
correGt hitch and trailer brakes.
For :more infop 0 tion, see “Towing a:Trailer” later .in
this-section.
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab
If you don’t use the corxect equipment and drive
properly, you
-can lose control when you pull -a.
traikr. for^ example, if the-trailer is too’ heavy9 the
brakes may not work well 1- or even at all. You
and your passengers could b.e seriously injure2d.
PUI~ a trailer only E yuu have fonowed all the
steps in this section.
Ask your dealer for advice.
and information about towing
a trailer with.
your vehicle.
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Open the cap 1abeledIWASHER FLUID 'ONLY with
the. washer &ymbol on it. Add .w8shef fluid until .the tank
fir-full; .I
Brakes..
Brake Fluid
Your br&e master cylinder reservoir is here. It is filled
with
DOT-3 brake fluid..
There are .only. two reasons why the brake fluid level in he
reservoif might go do.wn. The first is- that the brake fluid,
goes down to an titrceptable level during normal brake
lining wear. When new linings.-are put in, the fluid. level.
goes back up. 'The other reasark that-fluid is lealung out
of the-brake system. If it is, you should have your brake
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With :the wmnL i? flu-id. in -your brake.
sptem, your brakes may not work well, or they
aa.y ,not even wotk at all. This :ciuld cause 8
crash. Always-use-the .. proper brake fluid..
NOTICE:
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