When the ignition is on, the brake system warning light
will also come on when you set your parking brake.
The light will stay on
if
your parking brake doesn’t
release fully.
If
it stays on after your parking brake
is
fully released, it means you have a brake problem.
If the light comes on while you are driving, pull
off
the
road and stop carefully. You may notice that the pedal
is harder to push. Or, the pedal may
go
closer to
the floor. It may take longer to stop.
If
the light is still
on, have the vehicle towed for service. See
Towing
Your
Vehicle on page
4-29.
Anti-Lock Brake System
Warning Light
Your brake system may not be working
properly
if
the brake system warning light
is
on.
Driving with the brake system warning light
on can lead to an accident.
If
the light is still
on after you’ve pulled
off
the road and stopped
carefully, have the vehicle towed for service.
If
your vehicle has the
anti-lock brake system, the
light will come on when
your engine is started and
may stay on for several
seconds. That’s normal.
If
the light stays on, turn the ignition to
OFF.
Or,
if
the
light comes on and the chime sounds 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
on page
3-28
earlier in this section.
The anti-lock brake system warning light will come on
briefly when you turn the ignition key to
ON.
This is
normal.
If
the light doesn’t come on then, have it fixed
so
it will be ready to warn you
if
there is a problem.
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