1996 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 113

1996 Pontiac Grand Am Manual

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Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light With the anti-lock brake system, this light wl come il Your brake systemmay not be working properly if the brake system warning light on. Driving is with the brake system warning lighlt on can lead to an accident.If the lightis still on afteryou've pulled off the road and stopped carefully, have the vehicle towed service. for on when you start your engine and it will stay on for three seconds. That's normal. When the ignition is on, the brake system warning light the if will also come when you set your parking brake. The If the light stays on, turn ignition off. Or, the light on as light will stay on if your parlung brake doesn't release comes on when you're driving, stop soon as possible &. and turn theignition off. fully. If it stays on after your parking brake is fully released, it means youhave a brake problem. Then start the engine again to reset the system. If the light still stays on, or comes on again while you're driving, your Pontiac needs service. the regular brake If system warning light isn't you still have brakes, but on, you don'thave anti-lock brakes.If the regular brake system warning light also on, you don't have anti-lock is brakes and there's a problem with your regular brakes. See "Brake System Warning Light" earlier.this part. in 1 .I 'I 2-57

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Your brake
system may not
be
working
properly
if
the
brake
system
warning
light
is on.
Driving
with
the
brake
system
warning
lighlt
on
can
lead
to an
accident.
If
the
light
is
still
on
after
you’ve
pulled off
the
road
and
stopped
carefully,
have
the
vehicle
towed
for
service.
When
the
ignition
is
on,
the
brake
system
warning
light
will
also
come
on
when
you
set
your
parking
brake.
The
light
will
stay
on
if
your
parlung
brake
doesn’t
release
fully.
If
it
stays
on
after
your
parking
brake
is
fully
released,
it
means
you have
a
brake
problem.
Anti-Lock
Brake
System
Warning
Light
With
the
anti-lock
brake
system,
this
light
will
come
on when
you
start
your
engine
and
it will
stay
on
for
three
seconds.
That’s
normal.
If
the light
stays
on,
turn
the ignition
off.
Or,
if
the
light
comes on when
you’re
driving,
stop
as
soon
as
possible
and
turn
the
ignition
off.
&.
1
Then
start
the
engine
again
to
reset
the
system.
If
the
.I
‘I
light
still
stays
on,
or
comes
on
again
while
you’re
driving,
your
Pontiac
needs
service.
If
the
regular
brake
system
warning
light
isn’t
on,
you
still
have
brakes,
but
you
don’t have anti-lock
brakes.
If
the
regular
brake
system
warning
light
is also on,
you
don’t
have
anti-lock
brakes
and
there’s
a
problem
with
your
regular
brakes.
See “Brake
System
Warning
Light”
earlier
in
.this
part.
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