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Using Anti-Lock In an emergency, you will probably want to squeeze the Do not pump the brakes. Just hold the brake pedalbrakes hard without locking the wheels. If you hear or down ﬁrmly and let anti-lock work for you. You may feelfeel the wheels sliding, ease off the brake pedal. a slight brake pedal pulsation or notice some noise,This will help you retain steering control. If you do have but this is normal. anti-lock brakes, it is different. See Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) on page 4-6. Braking in Emergencies In many emergencies, steering can help you more than even the very best braking. At some time, nearly every driver gets into a situation that requires hard braking. Enhanced Traction System (ETS) If you have anti-lock brakes, you can steer and brake atYour vehicle may have an Enhanced Traction System the same time. However, if you do not have anti-lock(ETS) that limits wheel spin. This is especially useful in brakes, your ﬁrst reaction — to hit the brake pedal hardslippery road conditions. The system operates only if and hold it down — may be the wrong thing to do.it senses that one or both of the front wheels are Your wheels can stop rolling. Once they do, the vehiclespinning or beginning to lose traction. When this cannot respond to your steering. Momentum willhappens, the system reduces engine power and may carry it in whatever direction it was headed when thealso upshift the transaxle to limit wheel spin. You wheels stopped rolling. That could be off the road, intomay feel or hear the system working, but this is normal. the very thing you were trying to avoid, or into traffic.ALOWTRACTIONmessagewill appear on the If you do not have anti-lock brakes, use a “squeeze”Driver Information Center (DIC) when the traction control braking technique. This will give you maximum brakingsystem is actively limiting wheel spin. Slippery road while maintaining steering control. You can do thisconditions may exist if this message is displayed, by pushing on the brake pedal with steadily increasingso adjust your driving accordingly. pressure. 4-8

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