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Brake Adjustment
Battery
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
--
very carefully
--
make
a few moderate brake stops about every 1,000 miles
(1 600
km),
so
your brakes will adjust properly.
Replacing Brake System Parts
The braking system on a modem 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-q&ty GM brake parts in them, as your
Geo does when it is new. When you replace parts of your
braking system
--
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 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.
Every new Geo 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 replacement 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.
I
A
CAUTION:
Batteries have acid that can burn you and gas that
can
explode. You can be badly hurt if you aren't
careful. See "Jump Starting'' in the Index for tips
on working around a battery without getting hurt.
Contact your dealer to learn how to prepare your vehicle
for longer storage periods.
Also, for your audio system, see "Theft-Deterrent
Feature" in the Index.
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