Self-Adjusting Brakes; Parking Brake; Torque Lock - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

Sell-Adjusting B,_.
• The
brakes . o o
thi.s
vehicle (except
~
the
parking
bJ'ake)
are
seI·<4tSting.
They have been desigled so. that· periodic brake
~
is
not
required.
• The
drum"
.brakes'
~
t:heri'iSetve&
wheh'
the
brakes are fwmly
appIed
while
the
vehiCl9
is moving
baCkWa'ds~' .
• The disc
"brakes
adJust ' i hemseiVes earlh tlm' e the"brakes
ar~
used"
",:
• n the brake-pedal goes down farther than 'normal,
it
may
b9
due
to
' a 18Ck 01
adjustment To find
out
it this
isthe--case, drive backWard and forward a
few times,
applying the
~es
fi"rJ!' Y
when
gOing in eaqh
j;tirection.
If
you
have an
optional diesel
engine, see " Brake
Pedal
Travel" in tRs
section. . .
• SeE!
yeo dealer if pedal height -doe;-not return to normal. or
If
there
Is_ a
rapld 'inC1'OOSe in
~
' t ravel. This oould
be
a Sign - of other
braf(e
trouble.
• Also see .YOUr
dealer If
the'
parking br8ke rleeds.
~tment.
· NOncE:
"~1he
brig"
by I'flting
y_ foot on
t~
III_
pedIIf whet!
you
do
not
· Intend
10
brake
- c.n
cau_
~~
_ br'Mn.
n.
C*II
we ...
out
1M
br_ . . . .
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PARKING BRAKE
• The parking
brake f.oot
~I
is located at
the
cmer's
' a r
left side,
• To set
~
parklngbfake, first press dmvn the JegtJlar brake pedal with ycu
right foot ' - Then, , h old it while setting the parking brake with your
left
foot. -
• To release
the
parking brake,
press down the regular brake pedal and
pul
the
" Brak~ ~"
hinjle
located at
the
lower
left side of
the instrument
panel.
• To
help
remind
'fOU, the
brake
systain
warning
ignt
is desigll8d to stay on
If the parking brake ooOIrol is
not
July released and
the
iglilion key.is 00.
• Never drive the vehicle with th, e ,parldng brake
set
as this may overheat' · the
rear brakes,
reducing
their ,,effectiveness
aiKt
causing excEtssive wear 'OI
damage. ' ' , , , . . "
Tor .' Lock
que ' . . " . - .
The
pcw1dng
brake shOuld
be set
'.st"
whenever
leaving the
ctiver' s seat.
tf the
vehicle Is PCWked 00 a
J12De
and
the
triinsmission
seleCtor
lever
is
plaCed in
" p"
(Parit) betore"the
pMOOg
brake'iS:set, the weight
of
the
Vehicle
may
exert
so mUch
force
on
the
panang
pawl
ill
the
transmissiQrl that it may
be
difficult to
pull
sel~or
lever' out :01 " P"
'(Park).:T1iis
coridition
is
called ';torque
lOck."
To
prevElnl
this;
the
p"ar\dng 'tirake
should
be
appliod
BEFORE moving the
selectof
lever
to
" P"
(Park,. , , ,., :.'" , .
When
piepaz;ng
to
'move
tile ~Ie,'
thE! setector
lever
~
be moved
out
of
the " P" {Park) 'positton BEfOAE
releasing
the
parking
brake. It is
good
<tiving
p-actioe
to
a¢
the.
par1cing
brake
first..Jhen
release the
transmission
trom
" P"
(Parit). even on level sur1aoes. · .
·w
" torque lock:' does
ocqJI",
. It ~
may be:'necessary
to
have
~the, r
vehicJe
rlIJCI96
this vehicle uptlill ' to lake some of, the 'pressure off the
transmission
while
,the
driver pulls
on
t~ ' lrans~issi9n seI6ctOr , ~er .~.
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