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Speaker 1: what do the break warning lights mean in my car?
Speaker 1: Most cars have one or two break warning lights on
Speaker 1: the dashboard. When you first start the car, all the
Speaker 1: lights on the dashboard should light up. This is the
Speaker 1: bulb check. They should go out in a few seconds.
Speaker 1: If a light doesn't go out, then your car is
Speaker 1: trying to tell you that there's a problem. If a
Speaker 1: light does not light during the bulb check, it tells
Speaker 1: you that you need to replace the bulb. Your car
Speaker 1: illuminates the brake light to indicate one of two things.
Speaker 1: Either your emergency brake is on and you release it
Speaker 1: to solve the problem, or that you have lost break
Speaker 1: pressure in half of the brake system. The brake system
Speaker 1: is divided into two parts, each part trolling two wheels.
Speaker 1: The goal is to lower the risk of a complete
Speaker 1: brake failure. If one half of the brake system loses pressure,
Speaker 1: the light comes on. Releasing your emergency brake is easy enough,
Speaker 1: but what should you do If you've lost break pressure?
Speaker 1: You should slowly and calmly pull over and stop. If
Speaker 1: the brake system is completely failed, you'll have to use
Speaker 1: the emergency brake for breaking. If the light stays on,
Speaker 1: it means that the pressure on that one side of
Speaker 1: the brake system is lower than on the other. There
Speaker 1: are a couple of reasons why this could happen. There
Speaker 1: could be a leak in one part of the system
Speaker 1: making it impossible for one part of the system to
Speaker 1: hold any pressure, or the hydraulic fluid could be low,
Speaker 1: probably because of a leak. In either case, you should
Speaker 1: have the car repaired before you try driving it again.
Speaker 1: Cars with anti lock brakes have an amber or yellow
Speaker 1: warning light which usually says ABS. If this light stays
Speaker 1: illuminated after the bulb check, it means that there's a
Speaker 1: problem with the anti lock braking system. The A B
Speaker 1: S controller, which is a computer, will disable the system
Speaker 1: and your brake should function as if you don't have
Speaker 1: A B S. In other words, they'll work fine, but
Speaker 1: you won't have the anti skid properties. In this case,
Speaker 1: you can safely drive the cargo. A mechanic for service
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