1998 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 180

Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) spurts -- heavy acceleration followed by heavy Your vehicle has anti-lock brakes(ABS). ABS is an braking -- rather than keeping pace with traffic. is a This mistake. Your brakes may not have time to cool between advanced electronic braking system that will help hard stops.Your brakes will wear out much faster if youprevent a brakingskid. do a lot of heavy braking.If you keep pace with the When you start your engine, when you begin to drive or traffic and allow realistic following distances, you will away, your anti-lock brake system will check itself. You eliminate a lot unnecessary braking. That means of may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while better braking and longer brake life. this test is going on, and you may even notice that your a brake pedal moves or pulses little. This is normal. If your engineever stops while you're driving, brake pump your brakes.If you do, the normally but don't If there's a problem with the pedal may get harder push down. If your engine to this anti-lock brake system, stops, you will have some power brake assist. But still warning light will stayon. the you will use it when you brake. Once power assistis ANTILOCK See "Anti-Lock Brake used up, it may take longer to stop and brake pedal the System Warning Light" in will be harder to push. the Index. I 4-7 () e