1996 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 284

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1 Brake Pedal Travel , . i I, :' i.; i,I . . ., Battery Every new Pontiac has a Delco Freedom@ battery. You never have to add water to one of these. Whenit's time for a new battery, we recommend a Delco Freedom battery. Get onethat has the replacement number shown on the original battery's label. See your dealer if the brake pedal does not return'to normal height, or if there is a rapid increase inpedal. travel. This could be a sign of brake troub'le. Brake Adjustment Every time you apply the brakes, with or without tl vehicle moving, yourbrakes adjust for wear. . Vehicle Storage 8. Replacing Brake System Parts ...*.

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1
Brake
Pedal
Travel
See your dealer if the brake pedal does not return’to
normal
height,
or
if
there is a rapid increase
in pedal.
travel.
This
could
be
a
sign
of
brake troub’le.
Brake
Adjustment
Every
time you apply the brakes, with or without tl
vehicle moving,
your brakes adjust for wear.
Replacing
Brake
System
Parts
The bralung system on
a
modern
vehicle
is
comple
Its
many
parts
have
to
be
of
top quality
and
work w
xe.
11
together
if
the vehicle is
to
have really good brakinq.
Vehicles we design
and
test have top-quality
GM
bzake
parts
in
them, as your
Pontiac
does when
it
is
new.
When you replace parts of your braking system
--
for
example, when your brake linings
wear
down and you
have to have new ones put in
--
be
sure you get ne
genuine
GM
replacement parts.
If
you don’t, your
brakes may
no
longer work properly. For ‘example,
if
someone puts in brake linings that are wrong for yopr
vehicle, the balance between your front and
rear
braes
can change
--
for
the
worse.
The
braking performaice
you’ve
come
to
expect can change
in
many other
ways
if
someone puts in the wrong replacement brake parts,
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Battery
Every
new
Pontiac has a Delco
Freedom@
battery.
You
never have to add water to one
of
these.
When
it’s time
for
a
new
battery, we recommend
a
Delco
Freedom
battery. Get
one
that
has the replacement
number shown
on the original battery’s label.
Vehicle
Storage
If
you’re
not
going
to
drive
your
vehicle
for
25
days or
more,
take
off
the
black,
negative
(-)
cable
from
tbe
battery.
%s
will
help
keep
your
battery
from
running
down.
Batteries
have
acid
that
can
burn
you
and
gas
that
can
explode.
You
can
be
badly
hurt
if
you
aren’t
careful.
See
66
Jump
Starting’’
in
the
Index
€or
tips
on
working
aroun’d
a
battery
without
getting
hurt.
Contact your dealer to learn
how
to
prepare
your
vehicle
for longer storage periods.
Also,
for
your
audio system, see
“Theft-Deterrent
Feature” in
the
Index.