Owner`s manual
Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS)
Your 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-lock brake system will check itself. You
may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while
this test is going on, and you may even notice that your
brake pedal moves a little. This is normal.
If
there’s a problem with
the anti-lock brake system,
this warning light will
stay on. See “Anti-Lock
System Warning Light”
in the Index.
See “Anti-Lock Brake System
Warning
Light”
in
the Index.
Here’s how anti-lock works. Let’s say the road
is
wet.
You’re driving safely. Suddenly
an
animal
jumps out
in
front of you.
You
slam on the brakes. Here’s what happens with
ABS.
A
computer senses that wheels are slowing down.
If
one
of the wheels
is
about to stop rolling, the computer will
separately work the brakes at each front wheel and at the
rear wheels.