34 00 012 Parking brake function check
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Follow instructions for BRAKE TESTING ON TEST STAND .
NOTE:
If deviations are identified during the following check, the parking brake must be adjusted:
Drive vehicle onto brake test stand
Warm up brakes.
Check parking brake.
0th tooth (handbrake released): Vehicles with manual transmission: Shift lever in neutral position.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: Selector lever in selector lever position "N".
1st tooth: No brake force increase with regard to the 0th tooth. The indicator light can burn.
2nd tooth: Indicator lamp must be lit.
3rd tooth: Increase in braking force.
5th tooth: The brake force display must have reached ≥ 400 N.
Checking brake force differential at wheel:
Apply parking brake until a wheel circumferential force (measured on brake test stand) of min. 1000 N is reached.
Max. permitted brake force differential right/left ≤50 % (referred to greater brake value).
Braking with locked wheels must be possible with the parking brake.
Drive vehicle onto brake test stand
Warm up brakes.
Check parking brake.
0th tooth (handbrake released): Vehicles with manual transmission: Shift lever in neutral position.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: Selector lever in selector lever position "N".
- Wheel circumferential force: ≤180 N.
1st tooth: No brake force increase with regard to the 0th tooth. The indicator light can burn.
2nd tooth: Indicator lamp must be lit.
3rd tooth: Increase in braking force.
5th tooth: The brake force display must have reached ≥ 400 N.
Checking brake force differential at wheel:
Apply parking brake until a wheel circumferential force (measured on brake test stand) of min. 1000 N is reached.
Max. permitted brake force differential right/left ≤50 % (referred to greater brake value).
Braking with locked wheels must be possible with the parking brake.