1994 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 164

Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in spurts - heavy acceleration followed by heavy braking - rather than keeping pacewith 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 following distances, 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 havesome power brake assist. But you will use it when you brake. Once the power assist is used up, it may take longer to stop and the brake pedal will be harder push. to Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Your vehicle has an advanced electronic braking system that can help you keep it under control. When you start your vehicle and beginto drive away, you may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise. This is the ABS system testing itself. Here's how anti-lock works. Let's saythe road is wet. You're driving safely. Suddenly an animal jumps out in front of you. You slam on the brakes. Here's what happens withABS. A computer senses that wheels are slowing down. If one of the wheels is about to stop rolling, the computer will separately work the brakes at each front wheel and at the rear wheels.The anti-lock system can change the brake pressure faster than any driver could. The computer is programmed to make the most ofavailable tire and roadconditions. You can steer around the obstacle while braking hard. 4-6