1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass Owner's Manual - Page 153

Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in spurts -- heavy acceleration followed heavy by This braking -- rather than keeping pace with traffic. is a mistake. Your brakes may not have time cool between to hard stops.Your brakes will wear out much if you faster do a lot of heavy braking.If you keep pace with the will traffic and allow realistic following distances, you eliminate a lot of unnecessary braking. That means better braking and longer brake life. Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Your vehicle has anti-lock brakes (ABS). is an ABS advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent a braking skid. If your engineever stops while you're driving, brake If you do, the normally but don't pump your brakes. pedal may get harder to push down. If your engine stops, you will still have some power brake assist. But is you will use it when you brake. Once the power assist used up, it may take longer to stop and brake pedal the will be harder push. to If there's a problem withthe this anti-lock brake system, warning light will stay on. See "Anti-Lock Brake in System Warning Light" the Index. 4-7