Warning. Learn to brake smoothly without locking up the wheels. It is even better to use smooth braking with service brakes while shifting to lower gears.
This technique ensures vehicle directional stability even on slippery road sections and, in addition, contributes to fuel economy, increases the life of tires and brake linings.
If, with a good suspension, adjusted front wheel alignment and normal air pressure in the tires, when braking, the car pulls to the side, and you need to turn the steering wheel to keep the direction of movement, it is necessary to have the service brakes checked by a CJSC dealer «GM - AVTOVAZ».
When driving a car for the first time, check the operation of the brakes on a free stretch of road at speeds of 40, 60 and 80 km/h, which is necessary to assess the condition of the brakes and acquire the first skill.
Attention. To prevent the brake pads from sticking to the drums, do not park the vehicle for a long time with the parking brake applied.
Warning. In the event of failure of one of the circuits of the brake system, braking of the vehicle is provided by the second circuit. At the same time, the brake pedal stroke increases and the braking efficiency decreases, which at the first moment can be assessed by you as a complete brake failure. In this case, do not release the pedal and do not apply multiple pressures, which only increase the braking distance, but press the pedal until the maximum possible braking effect is obtained.
When stopping or parking on an uphill or downhill, apply the parking brake and, accordingly, first or reverse gears.
To prevent brake pads from freezing to the drums after driving on wet roads at low temperatures, do not leave the car in an open area with the parking brake applied without drying the brakes by gently braking when driving to the parking lot.
Warning. Do not turn off the ignition while driving! When the engine stops, the force that must be applied to the brake pedal to brake the car increases sharply.
Anti-Lock Braking System
In the variant version, the cars are equipped with an anti-lock brake system (ABS) with integrated brake force distribution (RTS). ABS prevents the wheels from locking during braking, thereby ensuring the preservation of a given trajectory of movement and a minimum braking distance in almost any road conditions. However, when braking on a loose road (gravel, sand, rough snow) there may be some increase in braking distance compared to braking under the same conditions with locked wheels.
Braking with the participation of ABS starts from a speed of more than 8 km/h and is accompanied by a slight pulsation of the brake pedal and a characteristic noise of the ABS actuators. The ABS stops working when the vehicle speed drops below 3 km/h.
Attention. When the ABS status indicator comes on, except during the ignition-on self-test, there is a problem with the system. And, although in this case the operation of the hydraulic brake drive is not disturbed, the malfunction must be repaired at the ZAO dealer «GM - AVTOVAZ» as fast as possible.
The RTS provides optimal distribution of braking forces along the vehicle axles and prevents the rear wheels from locking before the front ones if the ABS is faulty.
Attention. Illumination of the RTS status indicator lamp, with the exception of the self-test mode when the ignition is turned on, indicates a malfunction in the system, the elimination of which must be carried out at the CJSC dealer «GM - AVTOVAZ». Do not operate the vehicle with the PTC warning light on. This can cause the vehicle to lose directional stability when braking.