1998 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 117

1998 Oldsmobile Achieva Manual

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Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light With the anti-lockbrake system, this light will come on when you start your engine and it will stay on for three seconds. That's normal. If the light stays on, turn the ignitionOFF. Or, if the to light comeson when you're driving, stop soon as as possible and turn the ignition Then start the engine off. again to reset the system. the light still stays on, or If comes on again while you're driving, your vehicle needs service. If the regular brake system warning light isn't on, you still have brakes, butyou don't have anti-lock brakes. If the regular brake system warning light is also on, you don't have anti-lock brakes and there's a problem with your regular brakes. See "Brake System Warning Light" earlierin this section. The anti-lockbrake system warning light should come on briefly when you turn the ignition to RUN. If the key light doesn't come then, have it fixed it will be on so ready to warn you if there is a problem. Enhanced Traction System Warning Light (If Equipped) ETS OFF With the Enhanced Traction System (ETS), this warning light should come on briefly as you start the engine. If the warning light doesn't come then, have it fixed on so it will be ready to warnyou if there's a problem. If the warning light stayson, or comes on when you're driving, theremay be a problem with your Enhanced Traction System and your vehicle may need service. When thiswarning light is on, the system will limit not wheel spin. Adjust your driving accordingly. The EnhancedTraction System warning light may come on for the following reasons: 0 If you turn the systemoff by pressing the button the warning light will come and stay on. To turn the on system back on, press the button again. The warning light should go off. (See "Enhanced Traction System" in the Index for more information.) 2-53

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Anti-Lock
Brake
System
Warning
Light
With the
anti-lock brake
system,
this
light
will
come on when you start
your engine and it
will
stay on for
three
seconds.
That’s normal.
Enhanced
Traction
System
Warning
Light
(If
Equipped)
ETS
OFF
With the Enhanced Traction
System (ETS),
this
warning
light should come
on
briefly
as
you start
the
engine.
If the light
stays
on,
turn
the
ignition
to
OFF.
Or,
if the
light
comeson when you’re
driving,
stop
as soon as
possible and turn
the
ignition
off.
Then
start
the
engine
again to
reset
the
system.
If
the
light
still
stays
on,
or
comes on again while
you’re
driving,
your vehicle needs
service.
If
the
regular
brake
system
warning light
isn’t
on, you still have brakes,
but you don’t have
anti-lock
brakes.
If
the
regular
brake
system warning light
is
also
on, you don’t
have
anti-lock
brakes and there’s a
problem with your regular brakes. See
“Brake
System
Warning Light”
earlier
in this
section.
The
anti-lockbrake system warning light should come
on briefly when you turn
the
ignition
key to
RUN.
If
the
light
doesn’t
come
on then,
have
it
fixed
so
it will be
ready to warn you
if
there
is
a
problem.
If the warning light
doesn’t
come
on then, have it
fixed
so
it will be ready to
warn you if there’s a problem.
If
the warning light
stays on, or
comes
on when you’re
driving,
there may be a problem with your Enhanced
Traction System and your vehicle may need service.
When
this warning light
is
on,
the
system
will
not limit
wheel spin. Adjust your driving accordingly.
The
Enhanced Traction System warning light may come
on
for
the
following
reasons:
0
If you turn
the
system
off
by pressing the
button
the
warning light
will
come
on and stay on. To turn the
system back
on,
press
the
button again. The warning
light should go
off.
(See “Enhanced Traction
System” in the
Index
for
more
information.)
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