Braking System
Your car's braking system is vital to your family's safety. As your brakes wear stopping distances only get further. Your vehicle's braking system is made up of various parts such as the master cylinder, brake lines, brake pads, rotors, brake pedal, automatic hydraulic control system (if your car is equipt with antilock brakes (ABS)) and brake fluid.
Basic operation of your braking system; when you depress your brake pedal your master cylinder will send brake fluid to your brake pads to pinch or depress on the rotors to slow and eventually stop the wheels from turning (depending on the amount of force you place on the pedal). The ABS system (if installed) in the right conditions will pulse the brake fluid providing a safe moderated flow helping to ensure the brakes will not lock up which could cause an uncontrolled, potentially hazardous slide.
