Horn; Hazard Warning Flasher; Floor Controls; Braking System - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

HORN
The horn on· your
'vehicle is actuated
by
finnly
.pressing ' o n the pad in the
center
of
the steering wheel. As a:good motorist, use of
the
horn should
be
kept at a minimum. However, acquaint yourself -as soon as possible with this
function of your vehicle, should
it·
ever become-necessary to give a warning
to
a pede6trian or another motorist.
HAZARD WARNING FLASHER
The hazard flasher· is
cov~ed
in "In-case· of Emergency," Section 3 01· this
manual . .
FLOOR CONTROLS
BRAKIN!l "SYSTEM, ,
The regUlar braking-system is
designed
for
braking performance under a wide
range of driving conditions even
when
the vehicle is loaded
to
Its full rated
vehicle
!oad
capacity . . '
CAunON:
Driving through
_t.r
dMp
enough
tc;
wet brake
~-v
-.-.
the brakee not
to
work .. Well .....
iuun,
thevehltle "I. not tlow
down
at
the
1*/111
!'lite, llId " RIllY pulrto
the
right or
18ft.
After
ch8ddn8
l o b
rHI'
tor
other
YehIdn,
Ipply ..... m_llghdj-to chick
wIwIhII'
this ' -
"'ppened.
To fJty ttIeIfo 'qulclrly, _gMly
ItPPly
the
tif . . .
At .,. .... tllI'iIt '- . , .....
h:ndrd
apM(II,
wtth
1*111,
fA
~
'"'*'"
.hHd, 10
lie ..-,
.rId
to ..........
Do In .. UIIIII
the tin","
r"«um
to
norrnaf. Alwwp
do
thl.
-'ler
cfrfylflg
throulft_ter to
hatp
*u~
the
poIIibIllly of
~llnJury.
Sr.ke,-Warnlng:
USfrt
"The braluf·system'
warning
light
1s. ~yenlCf
In the
"InstrUment
p~"
sectiOn.
Power Brakes
• If optiorial power"assist
is lost beCause of a
stalled
engine or other reasons,
the
brakes
can normally
still be
app~~
with. power assist
at
least two
times·
using
reserve
power. . . .
On your diesel equipped vehicle, however, after k:lsing power assist
the
brakes'
can
normally still be
8JlPIied
one time. using reserve power.
• The -system is designed to
bring
the vehicle to a full
stop
(lC1
reserv&'power
if .the brake.
pedal
Is.
app~ed
once and held ·down. However,
the reServe
power
.is
partly used up each time the brake pedal
is appfied
and
released,
On dieselS the reserve power ·is used up each time' the brake Pedafis
applied
and released. l\pply
SmoOth
and
even pressure
to
the pedc!L 00
not
pump
~
' b iakes when .. brake power.
asSist 'has
been lost, except 'When
needed to
1T1&in.t8in'steering
~. o l.
. .
• Without power asSlst, the vehicle can still be
stopped
by pushing much
harder on the brake pedal. Howev8f, the stopping distance may
be
longer,
even though the brakes themselves remain fully operational.
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