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北米Model "A9020BE-B" EDITED: 2022/ 5/ 16
assist limitation to occur too frequently,
this may result in a malfunction of the
power steering control system.
7-12. Braking
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& Braking Tips
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WARNING
Never rest your foot on the brake
pedal while driving. This can cause
dangerous overheating of the
brakes and needless wear on the
brake pads.
! When the brakes get wet
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When driving in rain or after washing the
vehicle, the brakes may get wet. As a
result, brake stopping distance will be
longer. To dry the brakes, drive the vehicle
at a safe speed while lightly depressing the
brake pedal to heat up the brakes.
! Use of engine braking
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Remember to make use of engine braking
in addition to foot braking. When descend-
ing a grade, if only the foot brake is used,
the brakes may start working improperly
because of brake fluid overheating,
caused by overheated brake pads. To help
prevent this, shift into a lower gear to get
stronger engine braking.
! Braking when a tire is punctured
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Do not depress the brake pedal suddenly
when a tire is punctured. This could cause
a loss of control of the vehicle. Keep
driving straight ahead while gradually
reducing speed. Then slowly pull off the
road to a safe place.
& Brake System
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! Two separate circuits
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Your vehicle has a dual circuit brake
system. Each circuit works diagonally
across the vehicle. If one circuit of the
brake system should fail, the other half of
the system still works. If one circuit fails,
the brake pedal will go down much closer
to the floor than usual and you will need to
press it down much harder. And a much
longer distance will be needed to stop the
vehicle.
! Vacuum brake booster (models with
the vacuum brake booster)
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The vacuum brake booster uses engine
manifold vacuum to assist braking force.
Do not turn off the engine while driving
because that will turn off the vacuum brake
booster, resulting in poor braking power.
The brakes will continue to work even
when the vacuum brake booster comple-
tely stops functioning. If this happens,
however, you will have to depress the
pedal much harder than normal and the
braking distance will increase.
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Braking
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Starting and Operating
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