1998 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 164

Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in by spurts -- heavy acceleration followed heavy is a braking -- rather than keeping pace with traffic. This mistake. Your brakes may not have time cool between to hard stops.Your brakes will wear out much faster if you do a lot of heavy braking.If you keep pace with the traffic and allow realistic following distances, you will eliminate a lot unnecessary braking.That means of life. better braking and longer brake Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Your vehicle has anti-lock brakes (ABS). ABS is an advanced electronic braking system that will help skid. prevent a braking When you start your engine, or when begin to drive you away, your anti-lock brake system will check itself. You may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while this testis going on, and you may even notice that your This brake pedal moves or pulses a little. is normal. If there's a problem with the this anti-lock brake system, warning light will stay on. See "Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light" in If your engine ever stops while you're driving, brake If normally but don't pump your brakes.you do, the If your engine pedal may get harder to push down. 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 the brake pedal will be harder to push. the Index.