OPERATOR'S MANUAL

OPERATINGTHEBRAKESYSTEM
WARNING
TheAnti-LockBrakeSystemisa
criticalvehiclesafetysystem.For
thesafetyofyouandothersaround
you,havethevehiclesubmittedfor
periodicpreventivemaintenance
checksaswellashavingany
suspectedproblemsimmediately
checkedbyanauthorizeddealer.
Failuretoproperlymaintainyour
brakesystemcanleadtoserious
accidents.Failuretocomplymay
resultindeath,personalinjury,
equipmentorpropertydamage.
WARNING
Donotdrivethroughwaterdeep
enoughtowetbrakecomponents,
asitmaycausethebrakestowork
lessefcientlythannormal.The
vehicle'sstoppingdistancemay
belongerthanexpected,andthe
vehiclemaypulltotheleftorright
whenbrakesareapplied,which
couldcontributetoanaccident
involvingdeathorpersonalinjury.
WARNING
Donotrelyonananti-lock
brakesystemthatisfunctioning
improperly.Youcouldlosecontrol
ofthevehicleresultinginasevere
accident,causingdeathorpersonal
injury.IfyourABSlampgoes
onwhileyouaredrivingorstays
onaftertheself-check,your
anti-locksystemmightnotbe
working.TheABSmaynotfunction
inanemergency.Youwillstill
haveconventionalbrakes,but
notanti-lockbrakes.Ifthelamp
indicatesaproblem,havetheABS
checked.
Vehicleswithoutanti-lockbrake
systems(ABS)aretypicallyequipped
withabobtailbrakeproportioning
system.Whenatrailerisnot
connected,thedriveaxlebrake
applicationpressurewillautomatically
belimitedbytheproportioningsystem.
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