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Braking in Emergencies

At some time, nearly every driver gets into a situation

that requires hard braking.

If you have anti-lock brakes, you can steer and brake at

the same time. However, if you do not have anti-lock

brakes, your ﬁrst reaction — to hit the brake pedal hard

and hold it down — may be the wrong thing to do.

Your wheels can stop rolling. Once they do, the vehicle

cannot respond to your steering. Momentum will

carry it in whatever direction it was headed when the

wheels stopped rolling. That could be off the road, into

the very thing you were trying to avoid, or into traffic.

If you do not have anti-lock brakes, use a “squeeze”

braking technique. This will give you maximum braking

while maintaining steering control. You can do this

by pushing on the brake pedal with steadily increasing

pressure.

In an emergency, you will probably want to squeeze

the brakes hard without locking the wheels. If you hear

or feel the wheels sliding, ease off the brake pedal.

This will help you retain steering control. If you do have

anti-lock brakes, it is different. See Anti-Lock Brake

System (ABS) on page 4-7.

In many emergencies, steering can help you more than

even the very best braking.

Traction Control System (TCS)

Your vehicle may have a Traction Control System (TCS)

that limits wheel spin. This is especially useful in slippery

road conditions. The system operates only if it senses

that one or both of the front wheels are spinning or

beginning to lose traction. When this happens, the

system reduces engine power and may also upshift the

transaxle to limit wheel spin. Also, the traction control

system activates the appropriate corner brakes to gain

even quicker control to limit wheel spin.

This light, located on the

instrument panel, will come

on when your Traction

Control System is limiting

wheel spin.

You may feel or hear the system working, but this

is normal.

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