1994 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 141

I A 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 wear out much faster if you do a lot of heavy braking. If you keep pacewith the traffic and allow realistic following distances, you will eliminate a lot of unnecessary braking. That means better braking and longer brake life. 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. your engine If stops, you will still have some power brake assist. But you willuse it when you brake. Once the power assist is used up, it may take longer to stop and the brake pedal willbe harder to push. Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Your Oldsmobile has an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent skidding. This light on theinstrument panel will go on when you start your vehicle. When you start your vehicle and begin to drive away, youmay hear a momentary motor or clicking noise. And you may even notice your that brake pedal moves a little whilethis is going on. This is the ABS system testing itself. If there's a problem with the anti-lock brake system, the anti-lock brake systemwarning light will stay on. See Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light in the Index. 139