Win te r o p e ra tio n
119n
Bra ke s
Do n ot s hift d own o n s lic k ro a d
s urfa c e s . Do ing s o c ould c a us e
th e re a r w he e ls to lo s e tra c tio n a nd
s kid , w hic h c ould re s ult in th e lo s s o f
ve hic le c ontro l.<
P a rk in g
Win te r ro a d c ond itio ns s ub s ta ntia lly
re d uc e th e a m ount o f tra c tio n a va ila b le
b e tw e e n th e tire s a nd th e ro a d s urfa c e .
Ke e p th is in m ind , b e c a us e th e b ra kin g
d is ta nc e in c re a s e s s ub s ta ntia lly.
En ga ge firs t o r re ve rs e g e a r. If yo ur
ve hic le is e q uip p e d w ith a n a uto m a tic
tra ns m is s ion, p la c e th e s e le c to r le ve r in
P a rk. O n ve hic le s w ith m a nua l tra ns -
m is s ion, a ls o a p p ly th e p a rkin g b ra ke
whe n p a rkin g o n in c line d s urfa c e s . In
ord e r to p re ve nt th e p a rkin g b ra ke p a d s
fro m lo c kin g d ue to fro s t o r c orro s ion,
d ry th e m b y g e ntly a p p lying th e p a rkin g
b ra ke a s th e ve hic le is c om ing to a
De p re s s th e c lutc h d uring h a rd
b ra kin g o n ro a d s urfa c e s th a t p ro -
vid e o nly p oor o r u ne ve n tra c tio n.<
ABS is in te nd e d to p re ve nt th e w he e ls
fro m lo c kin g d uring b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns ,
th us he lp ing to m a inta in ve hic le s ta b ility
a nd s te e ring re s p ons e .
S kid c o n tro l
If th e ABS d oe s not re s p ond in a c ritic a l
b ra kin g s itu a tio n a nd th e w he e ls lo c k,
re d uc e th e p re s s ure o n th e b ra ke p e d a l
until th e w he e ls ju s t s ta rt to ro ll a ga in
while s till m a inta ining e nough fo rc e to
c ontin ue b ra kin g. Th e n in c re a s e th e
p re s s ure , re d uc e th e p re s s ure whe n th e
whe e ls lo c k, re a p p ly p re s s ure , e tc .
This s ta gge re d b ra kin g p ro c e d ure w ill
re d uc e s to p p ing d is ta nc e s w hile h e lp -
ing yo u m a inta in s te e ring c ontro l.
You c a n th e n a tte m p t to s te e r a ro und
ha za rd s a fte r yo u h a ve re d uc e d p re s -
s ure o n th e b ra ke p e d a l.
De p re s s th e c lutc h a nd re le a s e th e a c - s to p . Ma ke s ure th a t fo llowing tra ffic
c e le ra to r p e d a l, o r p la c e th e s e le c to r
le ve r o f th e a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion into
th e "Ne utra l" p os itio n. C ounte rs te e r
c a re fully a nd a tte m p t to re ga in c ontro l
of th e ve hic le .
is n ot e nd a nge re d .
The b ra ke la m p s d o n ot c om e
on w he n th e p a rkin g b ra ke
is a p p lie d .<
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