1998 Chevrolet Venture Owner's Manual - Page 260

Avoid needless heavy braking.Some people drive in spurts -- heavy acceleration followed by heavy braking -- rather thankeeping pace with traffic.This is a mistake. Your brakes may not have time to cool between hard stops. Your brakes will wear out muchfaster if you do a lotof 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 whileyou're driving, brake normally but don't pumpyour brakes. If you do, the pedal may getharder to pushdown. If your engine stops, you willstill have some powerbrake assist. But you willuse it when you brake.Once the power assist is used up,it may take longer to stop and the brake pedal will be harder to push. I - .Lock P ';es (ABS) rour vehicle has anti-lock brakes (ABS). ABS is an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent a braking skid. When you start your engine, or when you begin to drive away, your anti-lockbrake system will check itself.You may hear a momentarymotor or clicking noisewhile this test is going on, and you may even notice that your brake pedal moves a little. (You may also hear a clicking noise if you leave the ignition in the RUN position for about four seconds before starting the vehicle.) This is normal. If there's a problem with the anti-lock brake system, this warning light will stay on or flash. See "Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light" in the Index. 4-7