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Parking Your Car
Always engage the parking brake
and place the automatic transmis-
sion selector lever in "Park" posi-
tion when leaving your car un-
attended.
Also with automatic
transmissions, never park for pro-
longed periods with engine idling
and transmission in gear, especially
FLOOR CONTROLS
Braking System
The service brake system is de-
signed for braking performance
under a wide range of driving con-
ditions even when the vehicle is
loaded to its full rated vehicle load.
NOTE: Operation of the brake
system warning light is covered on
page 2-15 in the section on "In-
strument Panel."
Power Brakes
• On cars with power brakes, if
power assist to the brakes is in-
terrupted due to a stalled engine
or some malfunction, two or
more brake applications nor-
mally can be made using reserve
power.
• If
the brake pedal is held down,
2-10
if your car is equipped with air
conditioning. This practice is detri-
mental to the transmission, due to
overheating.
the system is designed to bring
the car to a full stop on reserve
power. However, the reserve
power is partially depleted each
time the brake pedal is applied
and released. Do not pump
brakes when brake power assist
has been interrupted, except
when necessary in order to main-
tain steering control on slippery
surfaces.
• When reserve power is exhausted,
the vehicle can still be stopped
by applying greater force to the
pedal.
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