SGMW Baojun 530, Service & Maintenance And Owner’S Manual

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118 Driving and Controls
Note
When reversing your vehicle, please slowly start and
confirm that the vehicle is shifted to the reverse (R)
gear, for engaging a wrong gear may cause an
accident.
Warning
Always putting your foot on the clutch pedal during
driving will damage the engine and the clutch system
and increase the consumed fuel volume.
Brake
The brake system is designed for the braking performance
under the driving conditions in wide range. In the braking
process, the vehicle speed is reduced through the braking
friction and the friction between tires and ground. It is normal
that small braking friction sounds and friction sounds
between tires and ground are given with no need for special
treatment; it is also normal that occasional squeals are
given in braking. Squeals may be produced for such causes
that other matters may adhere to the friction faces during
operation of the vehicle, the vehicle is out of operation for a
long time, or friction faces get rusted after raining. If squeals
are produced at a lower frequency, there is no need for
special treatment.
To avoid the pedal travel from being influenced, do not lay
a thick carpet in the brake pedal area.
If you find that the brake pedal fails to return or the brake
pedal travel becomes longer, we strongly advise you to
have your vehicle inspected at the Aftersales Service
Center. This may indicate a faulty brake system.
Note
When you drive your vehicle in one high-altitude area,
continuously braking may cause the brake pedal force
to increase.
Note
To run in the friction plate and the brake disc and
confirm the performance and the service life, after
purchasing a vehicle and installing new friction plates,
you had better avoid emergency braking or braking for
a long time within millage of 200 km.
Warning
Please check whether the stop lamp is normal before
driving your vehicle. Keep the vehicle running at low
speed after starting the vehicle, and check the braking
performance. You shall do more like this especially
after your vehicle is just washed. The wet brake may
cause an accident. In case the brake is wet, the brake
fails to function well and thus the vehicle may be out
of control due to lateral deviation. As a result, after
driving through water or having your vehicle cleaned,
keep the vehicle running at low speed and depress the
brake pedal intermittently and gently, so as to dry the
brake.
If the brake is unable to brake temporarily due to overheat.
Engage a lower gear when driving downhill and use the
engine to brake.
If the brake is unable to brake temporarily due to wet
components, the normal performance can be recovered
with the help of following procedures:
1.
Check whether there are vehicles behind your
vehicle.
2. Keep safe driving speed to ensure there is sufficient
space behind your vehicle and at both sides of your
vehicle.
3. Carefully depress the brake till the normal
performance is recovered.
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
As one advanced electric braking system, the anti-lock
brake system (ABS) is helpful in avoiding the vehicle from
slipping and losing control, and this system can also provide
the maximum braking capability on the slipped pavement.