1994 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual - Page 130

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Your Driving and the Road but this is normal. When your anti-lock system is adjusting brake pressure to help avoid a braking skid, the "LOW TRAC" light will come on. See "Low Traction Light" in the Index. Here's how anti-lock works. Let's say the road is wet. You're driving safely. Suddenly an animal jumps out in front of you. You slam on the brakes. Here's what happens with ABS. A computer senses that wheelsare slowing down. If one of the wheels is about to stop rolling, the computer will separately work the brakesat each front wheel and at the rear wheels. The anti-lock system can change the brake pressure faster than any driver could. The computer is programmed to make the most of available and road tire conditions. You can steer around the obstacle while braking hard. As you brake, your computer keeps receiving updates on wheel speed and controls braking pressure accordingly. Remember: Anti-lock doesn't change the time you need to get your foot up to the brake pedal. If you get too close to the vehicle in front of you, you won't have time to apply your brakes if that vehicle suddenly slows or stops. Always leave enough room up ahead to stop, even though you have anti-lock brakes. To Use Anti-Lock Don't pump the brakes. Just hold the brake pedal down and let anti-lock work for you. You may feel the system working, or you may notice some noise, ASR (Acceleration Slip Regulation) System (Option:LT1 VS Engine) Your vehicle may have an ASR system 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 rear wheels are spinning or beginning to lose traction. When this happens, the system works the rear brakes and reduces engine power (by closing the throttle and managing spark) to limit wheel spin. The "LOW TRAC" light will come on when your ASR system is limiting wheel spin. See "Low Traction Light" in the Index. You may feel the system working, or you may notice some noise, but this is normal. The ASR system may operate on dry roads under some conditions, and you may notice a reduction in acceleration when this happens. This is normal and doesn't mean there's a problem with your vehicle. Examples of these conditions include a hard accelerationin a turn, or an abrupt upshift or downshift. ...I28

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Your Driving
and
the
Road
Here’s
how
anti-lock
works.
Let’s
say
the
road
is
wet.
You’re
driving
safely.
Suddenly an animal jumps out
in
front
You slam on the
brakes.
Here’s
what
happens
with
ABS.
A
computer
senses
that
wheels are
slowing down. If one of
the
wheels
is
about to stop rolling, the computer will
separately
work
the
brakes at each front
wheel
and at the
rear
wheels.
The anti-lock
system
can change the
brake
pressure faster than
any
driver
could. The computer
is
programmed to
make
the
most
of
available
tire and road
conditions.
of
you.
You
can steer around
the
obstacle
while
braking
hard.
As
you
brake,
your
computer
keeps
receiving
updates
on
wheel
speed
and
controls
braking
pressure
accordingly.
Remember:
Anti-lock
doesn’t
change
the
time
you
need
to
get
your
foot
up
to
the
brake
pedal.
If
you
get
too
close to the
vehicle
in
front
of
you,
you
won’t
have
time
to
apply
your
brakes if that
vehicle
suddenly
slows or stops. Always
leave
enough
room
up
ahead to stop,
even
though
you
have
anti-lock
brakes.
To
Use
Anti-Lock
Don’t
pump
the
brakes.
Just
hold
the
brake
pedal
down
and
let
anti-lock
work for you. You may
feel
the
system
working,
or
you
may
notice
some
noise,
but
this
is
normal.
When
your
anti-lock
system
is
adjusting
brake
pressure
to
help
avoid
a
braking skid, the
“LOW
TRAC”
light
will
come
on.
See “Low Traction
Light”
in
the
Index.
ASR
(Acceleration
Slip
Regulation)
System
(Option:
LT1
VS
Engine)
Your
vehicle
may
have
an
ASR
system
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
rear
wheels are spinning or
beginning
to
lose
traction.
When this happens,
the
system
works
the
rear
brakes
and
reduces
engine
power
(by
closing
the throttle and
managing
spark)
to
limit
wheel spin.
The “LOW TRAC” light
will come on
when
your
ASR
system
is
limiting
wheel
spin. See “Low Traction
Light”
in
the
Index. You may
feel
the
system
working,
or you
may
notice
some
noise,
but
this
is
normal.
The
ASR
system
may
operate
on
dry
roads
under
some
conditions,
and
you
may
notice
a
reduction
in
acceleration
when
this
happens.
This
is
normal
and
doesn’t
mean there’s a
problem
with
your
vehicle.
Examples of
these
conditions
include
a
hard
acceleration
in
a
turn, or
an
abrupt
upshift or downshift.
.
.
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