Brakes, Antilock brake system (abs) – CHEVROLET 2012 Camaro User Manual

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Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012

Driving and Operating

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ZL1 vehicles equipped with a
Head-Up Display (HUD) also have
shift timing lights across the top of
the display. As you approach a shift
point, the row of lights grow closer
together. The transmission should
be shifted before the lights come
together in the middle of the display.
If the lights begin flashing, you have
exceeded the shift point. Shift
immediately.

See Driver Information Center (DIC)
on page 5‑26
and Head-Up Display
(HUD) on page 5‑30
.

Brakes

Antilock Brake
System (ABS)

This vehicle has the Antilock
Brake System (ABS), an advanced
electronic braking system that helps
prevent a braking skid.

When the engine is started and the
vehicle begins to drive away, ABS
checks itself. A momentary motor or
clicking noise might be heard while
this test is going on, and it might
even be noticed that the brake
pedal moves a little. This is normal.

If there is a problem with ABS, this
warning light stays on. See Antilock
Brake System (ABS) Warning Light
on page 5‑22
.

If driving safely on a wet road and it
becomes necessary to slam on the
brakes and continue braking to
avoid a sudden obstacle, a
computer senses that the wheels
are slowing down. If one of the
wheels is about to stop rolling, the
computer will separately work the
brakes at each wheel.

ABS can change the brake pressure
to each wheel, as required, faster
than any driver could. This can help
the driver steer around the obstacle
while braking hard.

As the brakes are applied, the
computer keeps receiving updates
on wheel speed and controls
braking pressure accordingly.

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