Chevrolet 1993 Camaro Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 130)

Your Driving and

the

Road

Here’s how anti-lock works. Let’s say

the road is wet. You’re driving safely.

Suddenly an animal jumps out

in

front

You slam on the brakes. Here’s what

happens with ABS.

A computer senses that wheels are

slowing down. If one of the wheels is

about to stop rolling, the computer will

separately work the brakes at each front

wheel and at the rear wheels.

The anti-lock system can change the

brake pressure faster than any driver

could. The computer

is

programmed to

make the most of available tire and road

conditions.

of you.

You

can steer around the obstacle while

braking hard.

As

you brake, your computer keeps

receiving updates on wheel speed and

controls braking pressure accordingly.

Remember: Anti-lock doesn’t change the

time

you

need to get your foot up

to

the

brake pedal.

If

you get too close to the

vehicle in front of you,

you

won’t have

time to apply your brakes if that vehicle

suddenly slows or stops. Always leave

enough room up ahead to stop,

even

though you have anti-lock brakes.

To

Use Anti-Lock

Don’t pump

the

brakes. Just hold the

brake pedal down and let anti-lock

work for you. You may feel the system

working, or you may notice some noise,

but this is normal. When your anti-lock

system

is

adjusting brake pressure

to

help

avoid a braking skid, the

“LOW

TRAC”

light will come

on.

See “Low Traction

Light”

in

the Index.

ASR (Acceleration Slip Regulation)

System (Option:

LT1

VS

Engine)

Your vehicle may have an ASR 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 rear wheels are spinning or

beginning

to

lose traction.

When this happens, the system works the

rear brakes and reduces engine power (by

closing the throttle and managing spark)

to

limit wheel spin.

The “LOW TRAC” light will come on

when your

ASR

system is limiting wheel

spin. See “Low Traction Light” in the

Index. You may

feel

the system working,

or you may notice some noise, but this is

normal.

The

ASR

system may operate on dry

roads under some conditions, and you

may notice a reduction

in

acceleration

when this happens.

This

is normal and

doesn’t mean there’s a problem with

your

vehicle. Examples of these conditions

include a hard acceleration

in

a turn, or

an abrupt upshift or downshift.

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