1994 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 130

1994 Oldsmobile Achieva Manual

Get 1994 Oldsmobile Achieva PDF manuals and user guides View all 1994 Oldsmobile Achieva manuals

Page 130 highlights

Your Driving and Rod the Braking in Emergencies Use your anti-lock braking system when you need to. With anti-lock, you can steer and brake at thesame time. In many emergencies, steering can help you more than even the very best braking. Steering Here's how anti-lock works. Let's say the road is wet. You're driving safely. Suddenly an animal jumps out in front of you. 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 therear wheels. The anti-lock system can changethe brake pressure faster than any driver could. The computer is programmed to make the most of available tire and road conditions. You can steer aroundthe 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 thebrakes. 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. Power Steering If you lose power steering assist because the engine stops or the system is not functioning,you can steer but it will take much more effort. Steering Tips Driving on Curves It's important to take curves at a reasonable speed. A lot of the "driver lost control" accidents mentioned on the news happen on curves. Here's why: Experienced driver or beginner, each of us is subject to thesame laws of physics when driving on curves. The traction of the tires against the road surface makes it possible for the vehicle to change its path when you turn thefront wheels. If 128

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • 168
  • 169
  • 170
  • 171
  • 172
  • 173
  • 174
  • 175
  • 176
  • 177
  • 178
  • 179
  • 180
  • 181
  • 182
  • 183
  • 184
  • 185
  • 186
  • 187
  • 188
  • 189
  • 190
  • 191
  • 192
  • 193
  • 194
  • 195
  • 196
  • 197
  • 198
  • 199
  • 200
  • 201
  • 202
  • 203
  • 204
  • 205
  • 206
  • 207
  • 208
  • 209
  • 210
  • 211
  • 212
  • 213
  • 214
  • 215
  • 216
  • 217
  • 218
  • 219
  • 220
  • 221
  • 222
  • 223
  • 224
  • 225
  • 226
  • 227
  • 228
  • 229
  • 230
  • 231
  • 232
  • 233
  • 234
  • 235
  • 236
  • 237
  • 238
  • 239
  • 240
  • 241
  • 242
  • 243
  • 244
  • 245
  • 246
  • 247
  • 248
  • 249
  • 250
  • 251
  • 252
  • 253
  • 254
  • 255
  • 256
  • 257
  • 258
  • 259
  • 260
Your
Driving
and
the
Rod
128
Here’s how anti-lock works. Let’s say
the road is wet. You’re driving safely.
Suddenly an animal jumps out in front
of
you.
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
changethe
brake pressure faster than any driver
could. The
computer is programmed to
make the most of available tire and road
conditions.
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.
Braking
in
Emergencies
Use your anti-lock braking system when
you need to. With anti-lock, you can
steer and brake at
the same time. In
many emergencies, steering can help
you more than even the very best
braking.
Steering
Power
Steering
If you lose power steering assist
because the engine stops
or the system
is not
functioning,you can steer
but
it
will take
much more effort.
Steering
Tips
Driving
on
Curves
It’s
important
to
take
curves at a
reasonable speed.
A
lot
of
the “driver lost control”
accidents mentioned on the news
happen
on
curves. Here’s why:
Experienced driver or beginner, each of
us
is
subject to
thesame laws of physics
when driving on curves. The
traction of
the tires against the road surface makes
it possible for the vehicle
to
change its
path when you turn
the front wheels.
If