Braking and parking the car (VAZ-21051)

The brakes are designed to provide effective braking. However, try to brake smoothly and moderately in all cases, avoiding sudden braking.

Do not turn off the ignition or put the key in the "Park" position while the vehicle is moving. When the engine stops, the brake booster is switched off and the force required to apply to the brake pedal to brake the vehicle increases. In addition, when the key is turned to the "Park" position, the steering shaft may be blocked by the anti-theft device and the vehicle will become uncontrollable.

In case of failure of one of the brake system circuits, the second circuit provides braking of the car. In this case, the brake pedal travel increases and the braking efficiency decreases, which at first can be assessed by you as a complete brake failure. In this case, do not release the pedal and do not press it multiple times, which only increases the time and distance of braking, but press the pedal until the maximum possible braking effect is achieved.

When stopping on an uphill or downhill slope, apply the parking brake and, accordingly, first or reverse gear.

To prevent the brake shoes from freezing to the drums after driving on wet roads with sudden temperature fluctuations, do not leave the car in an open area with the parking brake applied without drying the brakes by braking smoothly as you move toward the parking lot.

The text is copied from the online resource: www.vazbook.ru