Chevrolet 2005 Equinox Specifications download pdf (Page 198)

Braking in Emergencies

At some time, nearly every driver gets into a situation

that requires hard braking.

If you have anti-lock brakes, you can steer and brake at

the same time. However, if you do not have anti-lock

brakes, your ﬁrst reaction — to hit the brake pedal hard

and hold it down — may be the wrong thing to do.

Your wheels can stop rolling. Once they do, the vehicle

cannot respond to your steering. Momentum will

carry it in whatever direction it was headed when the

wheels stopped rolling. That could be off the road, into

the very thing you were trying to avoid, or into traffic.

If you do not have anti-lock brakes, use a “squeeze”

braking technique. This will give you maximum braking

while maintaining steering control. You can do this

by pushing on the brake pedal with steadily increasing

pressure.

In an emergency, you will probably want to squeeze the

brakes hard without locking the wheels. If you hear or

feel the wheels sliding, ease off the brake pedal.

This will help you retain steering control. If you do have

anti-lock brakes, it is different. See Anti-Lock Brake

System (ABS) on page 4-6.

In many emergencies, steering can help you more than

even the very best braking.

Traction Control System (TCS)

Your vehicle may have a traction control system that

limits wheel spin. This is especially useful in slippery

road conditions. The system operates only if it senses

that one or both of the front wheels are spinning or

beginning to lose traction. When this happens,

the system reduces engine power to limit wheel spin.

This light will come on

when your traction control

system is limiting wheel

spin. You may feel or hear

the system working, but

this is normal.

The traction control system automatically comes on

whenever you start your vehicle. To limit wheel

spin, especially in slippery road conditions, you should

always leave the system on. But you can turn the

traction control system off if you ever need to. You

should turn the system off if your vehicle ever gets stuck

in sand, mud, ice or snow and rocking the vehicle is

required. See Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out

on page 4-28.

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