Braking; Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs) - Suzuki reno 2006 Owner's Manual

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle:
DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE
Sometimes, as when you're driving on
snow or ice, it's easy to ask more of those
control systems than the tires and road
can provide. That means you can lose
control of your vehicle.

Braking

Braking action involves perception time
and reaction time.
First, you have to decide to push on the
brake pedal. That's perception time. Then
you have to bring up your foot and do it.
That's reaction time.
Average reaction time is about 3/4 of a
second. But that's only an average. It
might be less with one driver and as long
as two or three seconds or more with
another. Age, physical condition, alert-
ness, coordination and eyesight all play a
part. So do alcohol, drugs and frustration.
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But even in 3/4 of a second, a vehicle mov-
ing at 60 mph (100 km/h) travels 66 feet
(20 m). That could be a lot of distance in
an emergency, so keeping enough space
between your vehicle and others is impor-
tant.
And, of course, actual stopping distances
vary greatly with the surface of the road
(whether it's pavement or gravel) the con-
dition of the road (wet, dry, icy) tire tread
the condition of your brakes the weight of
the vehicle and the amount of brake force
applied.
Avoid needless heavy braking. Some peo-
ple drive in spurts – heavy acceleration fol-
lowed by heavy braking – rather than
keeping pace with traffic. This is a mistake.
Your brakes may not have time to cool
between hard stops. Your brakes will wear
out much faster if you do a lot of heavy
braking. If you keep pace with the traffic
and allow realistic following distances, you
will eliminate a lot of unnecessary braking.
That means better braking and longer
brake life.
If your engine ever stops while you're driv-
ing, brake normally but don't pump your
brakes. If you do, the pedal may get harder
to push down. If your engine stops, you will
still have some power brake assist. But
you will use it when you brake. Once the
power assist is used up, it may take longer
to stop and the brake pedal will be harder
to push.
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Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)

(if equipped)
ABS is an advanced electronic braking
system that will help prevent a braking
skid.
When you start your engine and begin to
drive away, your anti-lock brake system
will check itself. You may hear a momen-
tary motor or clicking noise while this test
is going on, and you may even notice that
your brake pedal moves a little. This is nor-
mal.
If there's a problem with the anti-lock brake
system, this warning light will stay on. See
"Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light" in
section 3.