STARTING AND OPERATING
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BRAKE SYSTEM
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) — If Equipped
Your vehicle is equ ipped with power assisted brakes as
stand ard equ ipment. In the event power assist is lost for
any reason (for exam ple, rep eated brake applications
with the engine off), the brakes will still function. The
effort requ ired to brake the vehicle will be much greater
than that requ ired with the power system operating.
The ABS gives increased vehicle stability and brake
perform ance und er most braking cond itions. The system
autom atically “pumps” the brakes during severe braking
cond itions to prevent wheel lock-u p.
All vehicle wheels and tires must be the sam e size and
tires must be prop erly inflated to prod uce accurate
signals for the ABS computer. However, the system will
compensate when the compact spare is in use.
WARN ING!
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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 wouldn’t have you r full
brak ing capacity in an emergen cy.
During stop s where ABS is activated , a vibration of the
brake pedal may be felt and associated system noises
may be heard .
WARN ING!
Pumping of the brak e pedal will diminish the effec-
tiven ess of Anti-lock brak es and may lead to an
accid ent. Pumping makes the stop ping distan ce
lon ger. Just press firm ly on you r brak e pedal when
you need to slow down or stop .
If either of the two hyd rau lic system s lose norm al capa-
bility, the rem aining system will still function with som e
loss of overall braking effectiveness. This will be evid ent
by increased pedal travel during application and greater
pedal force requ ired to slow or stop .
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Sebring Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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