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Service and Appearance Care
Brake Adjustment
Every time you make a moderate brake
stop, your disc brakes adjust for wear. If
you rarely make a moderate or heavier
stop, then your brakes might not adjust
correctly. If you drive in that way,
then
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very carefully
-
make a few
moderate brake stops about every 1,000
miles (1 600 km), so your brakes will
adjust properly.
If your brake pedal goes down farther
than normal, your rear drum brakes may
need adjustment. Adjust them by backing
up and firmly applying the brakes a few
times.
Replacing Brake System Parts
The braking system on a modern vehicle
is complex. Its many parts have to be of
top quality and work well together if the
vehicle is to have really good braking.
Vehicles we design and test have
top-quality GM brake parts in them, as
your Pontiac does when it is new. When
you replace parts of your braking system
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for example, when your brake linings
wear down and you have to have new
ones put in
-
be sure you get new
genuine GM replacement parts. If you
don't, your brakes may no longer work
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properly. For example, if someone puts in
brake linings that are wrong for your
vehicle, the balance between your front
and rear brakes can change, for the worse.
The braking performance you've come to
expect can change in many other ways if
someone puts in the wrong replacement
brake parts.
Battery
Every new Pontiac has a Delco Freedom@
battery.
You
never have to add water to
one of these. When it's time for a new
battery, we recommend a Delco
Freedom@ battery. Get one that has the
catalog number shown on the original
battery's label.
Vehicle Storage
If you're not going to drive your vehicle
for 25 days or more, take off the black,
negative
(-)
cable from the battery. This
will help keep your battery from running
down.
Contact your dealer to learn how to
prepare your vehicle for longer storage
periods.
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