1996 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 175

1996 Pontiac Bonneville Manual

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Remember: Anti-lock doesn't cfiange the time you need to get your foot up to the brake pedal or always decrease stopping distance. If you get too close to the vehicle in front of you, you won't have time apply your brakes to if that vehicle suddenly slows stops. Always leave .or enough room up ahead to stop, even though you have anti-lock brakes. If your-vehicleis in cruise control when the traction control system. begins limit wheelspin, the cruise. to control will automatically disengage.When road ' conditions allow you to safely use again, you may it reengage the cruise control. (See "Cruise Control" in the Index.) M e n the systemis on, this warning light will come on to k t you know if there's-a problem with.your traction control system. Using Anti-Lock Don't pump the brakes. Just hold brake pedal down the and let anti-lock work for you. You may the system feel workg, or you may notice some noise, but this is normd. I Traction Control System (Option) Your vehicle may have traction con&ol system that a limits wheel spin. This is especially useful slippery in road conditions. The system operates if it senses only that oneor both of the front wheels are spinning or beginning tolose traction. Whent h i s happens, the system works the front brakes reduces engine power and to limit wheel spin. You may feel or hear the system working, but this is normal,. TRACTION OFF See "Traction Control System Warning Light'' in the Index. When this warning lightis on, thesystem will not limit wheel Adjust your '. . driving spin..., accordingly. --~ i1 ,! . " A . .l' e. i-! -. . . . ..

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Remember:
Anti-lock
doesn’t
cfiange
the
time
you
need
to get
your
foot
up
to
the
brake
pedal
or
always
decrease
stopping
distance.
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.
Using
Anti-Lock
Don’t
pump
the
brakes.
Just
hold
the
brake
pedal
down
I
and
let
anti-lock
work
for
you.
You
may
feel
the
system
workg,
or
you
may
notice
some
noise,
but
this
is
normd.
Traction
Control
System
(Option)
Your
vehicle
may
have
a traction con&ol
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
front
wheels
are
spinning
or
beginning
to
lose
traction.
When
t h i s
happens,
the
system
works
the
front
brakes
and
reduces
engine
power
to
limit
wheel
spin.
You
may feel or
hear
the
system
working,
but
this
is
normal,.
If
your-vehicle
is
in
cruise
control
when
the
traction
control
system.
begins
to
limit
wheel
spin,
the cruise.
control
will
automatically
disengage.
When
road
conditions
allow
you
to
safely
use
it again, you
may
reengage the
cruise
control.
(See
“Cruise
Control”
in
the
Index.)
TRACTION
OFF
M
e
n
the
system
is
on,
this
warning
light
will
come
on
to k t
you
know
if
there’s-
a
problem with. your
traction
control
system.
See “Traction
Control
System
Warning
Light’’
in
the
Index.
When
this
warning
light
is
on,
the
system
will
not
limit
wheel
spin.
Adjust
your
driving
..,
’.
.
~
i
1
accordingly.
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,.!
A
.
e.
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i-!
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