Chevrolet cavalier 2002 User Manual

Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive 
in spurts 

--

 heavy acceleration followed by heavy

braking 

--

 rather than keeping pace with traffic. 

This is a mistake. Your brakes may not have time to 
cool between hard stops. Your brakes will wear out
much faster if you do a lot of heavy braking. If you 
keep pace with the traffic and allow realistic following
distances, you will eliminate a lot of unnecessary
braking. That means better braking and longer 
brake life.

If your engine ever stops while you’re driving, brake
normally but don’t pump your brakes. If you do, the
pedal may get harder to push down. If your engine
stops, you will still have some power brake assist. 
But you will use it when you brake. Once the power
assist is used up, it may take longer to stop and the 
brake pedal will be harder to push.

Your vehicle has anti

-

lock brakes. ABS is an advanced

electronic braking system that will help prevent a
braking skid.

When you start your engine, or when you begin to 
drive away, your anti

-

lock brake system will check

itself. You may hear a momentary motor or clicking
noise while this test is going on, and you may even
notice that your brake pedal moves or pulses a little.
This is normal.

If there’s a problem with 
the anti

-

lock brake system,

this warning light will 
stay on. See “Anti

-

Lock

Brake System Warning
Light” in the Index.