Information On Checking Brake Pads

Procedure during intermediate maintenance: 

• Visually inspect the brake pads for wear. There is no need to remove the wheels unless the brake fluid needs to be changed at the same time. 
• Outside of brake pad: Visual inspection through the cut-outs in the rim.
• Inside of brake pad: Visual inspection from below with vehicle raised.
• Without an aid, the inner brake pad is not visible or is only partly visible on the rear axle (with the wheel fitted).
• On vehicles with a stone guard on the lower wishbone, this must be removed to get a better view of the brake pads.
• A mirror can be used as an aid -Arrow-  .

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Brake pads

Procedure during maintenance: 

1. Raise the vehicle.

   > Raising the vehicle 

   NOTIFICATION 

   Removing/fitting wheels 

   • Risk of damage to (ceramic) brake discs 

     → Use two assembly pins when removing and fitting the wheel.

     → Carefully guide the wheel towards the wheel hub, thereby preventing any heavy impact on the (ceramic) brake disc.

2. Screw the two assembly aids (assembly pins) -1-  , instead of two wheel bolts, into the wheel hub before removing/fitting the wheel.

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   Assembly aids (threaded bolts for fitting wheel)

   1. 2.1  Only then should you remove the three remaining wheel bolts and remove the wheel carefully, without touching the brake discs.

   > 440519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING WHEEL - section on "Removing"

3. Visually inspect the thickness of the brake pads for wear. If in doubt, you may have to measure the brake pads.