1995 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 157

Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drivein spurts -- heavy accelerationfollowed by heavy braking -- rather than keeping pace with traffic. is a This mistake. Your brakes may nothave time to coolbetween hard stops.Your brakes will wearout much faster if you do a lot of heavy braking.If you keep pace with the traffic and allow realisticfollowing distances, you will eliminate a lot of unnecessary braking.That means better braking and longer brake life. If your engine ever stopswhile you're driving,brake normally but don't pump your brakes. you do, the If pedal may getharder 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 assistis used up, it may take longer to stop and brake pedal the will be harder to push. Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Your Pontiac has an advanced electronic braking system that will help preventbraking skid. a This light on the instrument panel will come on briefly when you start your vehicle. INOP When youstart your vehicle, or when you begin to drive away, you may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise. And you may even notice that your brake pedal moves alittle while this is going on. This isABS the system testing itself.If there's a problem with the anti-lock brake system, the anti-lock brake system warning light will stay on or flash. See "Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light'' in the Index. 4-6