2001 Chevrolet Tracker Owner's Manual - Page 270

Brake Adjustment Every time you make a brake your disc brakes stop, adjust for wear. Vehicle Storage If you're not going to drive your vehicle 25 days for or more, remove the black, negative(-) cable from the battery.This will help keep your batteryfrom running down. Replacing BrakeSystem Parts The braking system on a modern vehicle is complex. Its many parts have to be of top quality and work well together if the vehicle is to have really good braking. Your GM vehicle was designed and tested with top-quality brake parts.When you replace partsof your braking system -- for example, when your brake linings wear down and you have to have new ones put -- be sure you in get new approvedGM replacement parts.If you don't, your brakes may no longer work properly. For example, if someone puts in brake linings that are wrong for your vehicle, the balance between your front and rear brakes can change -- for the worse. The braking performance you've come to expect can change many other ways in if someone putsin the wrong replacement brake parts. Batteries have acid that can burn you and gas that can explode. You can be badly hurt if you aren't careful. See "Jump Starting'' in the Index for tips on working around a battery without getting hurt. Contact your dealer learn how to prepare your vehicle to for longer storage periods. Battery Every new Chevrolet has an ACDelco Freedom@ battery. You never have to add water to one these. When it's of time for a new battery, we recommend an ACDelco Freedom battery. Get one that has the replacement number shown on the original battery's label.