1996 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 180

Avoid needless heavy braking.Some people drive in spurts -- heavy acceleration followed by heavy braking -- rather than keeping pace with traffic. This is a mistake. Your brakes may not have time to cool between hard stops. Your brakes will wearout much faster if you do a lot of heavy braking. If you keep pace with the traffic and allow realisticfollowing distances, you will eliminate a lot of unnecessary braking. That means better braking and longer brake life. Your vehicle has anti-lock brakes (ABS). ABS is an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent a braking skid. When you start'yourengine, or when you begin to drive away, your anti-lock brakesystem will check itself.You may hear a momentary motoror clicking noise while this test is going on, and you may notice that your even brake pedal moves a little. This is normal. If there's a problem with the anti-lock brake system, this warning light will stayon. See "Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light" in the Index. If your engine ever stops while you're driving, brake normally but don'tpump your brakes. If you do, the pedal may get harder to push down. If your engine stops, you will still have some power brake assist. But you will use it when you brake. Once the power assist is used up, it may take longer to stop and the brake pedal will be harder to push.