Warning Light For Brake System - Chevrolet Sail Diesel Owner's Manual

60 Instruments and Controls
Warning Light for Brake
System
When the ignition switch is turned ON
and before the engine is started, the
brake system warning light will
illuminate.
This indicates that the indicator light
works properly and the light will go off
when the engine is started.
When the parking brake is engaged, the
brake system warning light will be
illuminated as well. When the parking
brake is released, then the indicator
light will go off. Make sure that the
parking brake is fully released before
you drive the vehicle away.
Do not drive the vehicle while the
brake system warning light is still
illuminated.
This phenomenon may indicate that
your brakes are not working
properly.
If you drive while the brake system
has a fault, this may lead to collisions
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resulting in personal injury and
damage to your vehicle or other
property.
If the parking brake is fully released
and the brake system warning light still
illuminates, it indicates that the brake
fluid level in its fluid reservoir is too
low.
To rectify this, please perform the
following steps:
1. Carefully drive the vehicle away
from the carriageway and stop.
2. Check the brake fluid level.
Caution
3. Add the recommended brake fluid
to the MAX (maximum) mark. See
Adding Brake/Clutch Fluid on page
108.
4. In the following cases, drive the car at
a safe speed to your CHEVROLET
retailer to have the brakes checked
and determine whether:
The brakes work properly.
—
— According to your own judg-
ment, the vehicle's brakes are
safe.
5. In the following cases, tow the car
to your CHEVROLET retailer to
have brakes checked and repaired:
— Leak found in the brake system.
The warning light for the brake
—
system illuminates continu-
ously.
The brakes work abnormally.
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