1995 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 158

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 pace with the traffic and allow realistic followingdistances, 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't pump your brakes. If you do, the pedal may get harder to push down. If your engine stops, you will still have some power brake assist. But you will use it when you brake. Once the power assist is and used up, it may take longer to stop the brake pedal will be harder to push. Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Your Buick has an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent a braking skid. This lighton the instrument panel will come on briefly when you start your vehicle. When you start your vehicle and begin to drive away, you may hear a momentary motor or clickingnoise. And you may even notice that your brake pedal moves a little while this 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 system warning light will stay on. See "Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light" in the Index. 4-6