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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES • If the light remains on when the parking brake has been disengaged, and the fluid level is at the full mark on the master cylinder reservoir, it indicates a possible brake hydraulic system malfunction or that a problem with the Brake Booster has been detected by the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) / Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system. In this case, the light will remain on until the condition has been corrected. If the problem is related to the brake booster, the ABS pump will run when applying the brake and a brake pedal pulsation may be felt during each stop. • The dual brake system provides a reserve braking capacity in the event of a failure to a portion of the hydraulic system. A leak in either half of the dual brake system is indicated by the Brake Warning Light, which will turn on when the brake fluid level in the master cylinder has dropped below a specified level. • The light will remain on until the cause is corrected. • Vehicles equipped with the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), are also equipped with Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD). In the event of an EBD failure, the Brake Warning Light will turn on along with the ABS Light. Immediate repair to the ABS system is required. • Operation of the Brake Warning Light can be checked by turning the ignition switch from the OFF position to the ON/RUN position. The light should illuminate for approximately two seconds. The light should then turn off unless the parking brake is applied or a brake fault is detected. If the light does not illuminate, have the light inspected by an authorized dealer. • The light also will turn on when the parking brake is applied with the ignition switch in the ON/RUN position. NOTE: This light shows only that the parking brake is applied. It does not show the degree of brake application. WARNING! Driving a vehicle with the red brake light on is dangerous. Part of the brake system may have failed. It will take longer to stop the vehicle. You could have a collision. Have the vehicle checked immediately. - Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) • The Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) is part of an onboard diagnostic system called OBD II that monitors engine and automatic transmission control systems. The light will illuminate when the key is in the ON/RUN position before engine start. If the bulb does not come on when turning the key from OFF to ON/RUN, have the condition checked promptly. • Certain conditions, poor fuel quality, etc., may illuminate the light after engine start. The vehicle should be serviced if the light stays on through several of your typical driving cycles. In most situations, the vehicle will drive normally and will not require towing. 75

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• Ifthelightremainsonwhentheparkingbrakehasbeendisengaged,andthefluidlevelis
atthefullmarkonthemastercylinderreservoir,itindicatesapossiblebrakehydraulic
systemmalfunctionorthataproblemwiththeBrakeBoosterhasbeendetectedbythe
Anti-LockBrakeSystem(ABS)/ElectronicStabilityControl(ESC)system.Inthiscase,
thelightwillremainonuntiltheconditionhasbeencorrected.Iftheproblemisrelatedto
thebrakebooster,theABSpumpwillrunwhenapplyingthebrakeandabrakepedal
pulsationmaybefeltduringeachstop.
• Thedualbrakesystemprovidesareservebrakingcapacityintheeventofafailuretoa
portionofthehydraulicsystem.Aleakineitherhalfofthedualbrakesystemisindicated
bytheBrakeWarningLight,whichwillturnonwhenthebrakefluidlevelinthemaster
cylinderhasdroppedbelowaspecifiedlevel.
• Thelightwillremainonuntilthecauseiscorrected.
• Vehicles equipped with the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), are also equipped with
Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD). In the event of an EBD failure, the Brake
WarningLightwillturnonalongwiththeABSLight.ImmediaterepairtotheABSsystem
isrequired.
• OperationoftheBrakeWarningLightcanbecheckedbyturningtheignitionswitchfrom
theOFFpositiontotheON/RUNposition.Thelightshouldilluminateforapproximately
twoseconds.Thelightshouldthenturnoffunlesstheparkingbrakeisappliedorabrake
faultisdetected.Ifthelightdoesnotilluminate,havethelightinspectedbyanautho-
rizeddealer.
• Thelightalsowillturnonwhentheparkingbrakeisappliedwiththeignitionswitchinthe
ON/RUNposition.
NOTE:
Thislightshowsonlythattheparkingbrakeisapplied.Itdoesnotshowthedegreeofbrake
application.
WARNING!
Drivingavehiclewiththeredbrakelightonisdangerous.Partofthebrakesystemmay
havefailed.Itwilltakelongertostopthevehicle.Youcouldhaveacollision.Havethe
vehiclecheckedimmediately.
-MalfunctionIndicatorLight(MIL)
• TheMalfunctionIndicatorLight(MIL)ispartofanonboarddiagnosticsystemcalledOBD
II that monitors engine and automatic transmission control systems. The light will
illuminatewhenthekeyisintheON/RUNpositionbeforeenginestart.Ifthebulbdoes
notcomeonwhenturningthekeyfromOFFtoON/RUN,havetheconditionchecked
promptly.
• Certainconditions,poorfuelquality,etc.,mayilluminatethelightafterenginestart.The
vehicleshouldbeservicedifthelightstaysonthroughseveralofyourtypicaldriving
cycles.Inmostsituations,thevehiclewilldrivenormallyandwillnotrequiretowing.
WHATTODOINEMERGENCIES
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