1996 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 159

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