1998 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 209

Avoid Reedless 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 COO^ between hard stops. Your brakes will wear out much Easter if you dc a lot of heavy braking. If YOU keep pace with the traffic ' a d allow realistic follewing distances, you will eliminate a lot of unnecessary braking. That means better braking and longer brake life. If your engine ever steps while you're driving, brake nomctHBy but don't pump your brakes. HE 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 hxder to push.