1998 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 306

Some driving conditions or climates may cause a brake squeal when the brakes are first applied or lightly applied. This does not mean something is wrong with your brakes. Properiy torqued whee! nuts irre necessary to heIp prevent brake pulsation. When tires are rotated, inspect brake pacts for wear and evenly torque wheel nuts in the proper sequence to GM specifications. Brake linings should always be replaced 2s complete axle seis. See "Brake System Inspectioc" in Section 7 of this nanuai under Part C "Periodic Maintecance Inspections." Tie braking system a modem vehicle is complex. Its many parts have to be of top quality and work weII together if the vehicle is io lxwe reakly good braking. Your vehicle \vas designed and tested with top-quality GM brake puts. When you replace parts of your braking system -- for example, when your brake k i n g s wear down and you have to Rave new ones put irn -- be sure you get new approved GM replacement parts. If YOQ don't, your brakes may no ionger work properly. For example, if someone puts in brake linings that are wrong for your vehicle, the balance between your front and r e x brzkes can change -- for the worse. The braking performance you've come to expect c m change in many other ways if someone ~ d t in the wrong replacement s brake parts. Every time you apply the brakes, with or wiFhcut the vehicle moving, your brakes adjust for wear. Every new Buick has an ACIMCQ ~ r e e d c m ~ battery. You never have to add water to one of these. W e n it's time for a new battery, we recommend m ACDelco Freedom battery. Getone that has the replacement mrnber shown cn the original battery's label.