Parking Brake - Check And Adjustment - Mitsubishi Fuso CANTER Owner's Handbook Manual

Parking brake – check and
Inspection
intervals
1 Parking brake lever stroke check
1. Depress the brake pedal firmly so that the vehi-
cle cannot move.
2. Starting with the parking brake lever in the fully
released position, pull the parking brake lever
with a force of 294 N (30 kgf) until it stops mov-
ing. Check whether the lever stroke (the dis-
tance moved by the lever) is within specification.
If the stroke is out of specification, have the
vehicle inspected by your nearest authorized
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MITSUBISHI FUSO distributor or dealer.
Parking brake lever
stroke
3. Make sure the parking brake lever locks
securely in the pulled position.
2 Braking performance
Stop the vehicle on a dry downgrade, set the park-
ing brake and check to see if the parking brake can
hold the vehicle. If an appropriate downgrade is not
available, drive the vehicle at a low speed and acti-
vate the parking brake to make sure that it exhibits
satisfactory braking action.
If parking brake performance is in any way abnor-
mal, vehicle operation could be dangerous. Contact
your nearest authorized MITSUBISHI FUSO distrib-
utor or dealer.
WARNING
Perform brake tests in safe place that pro-
vides good visibility all around. During the
tests, be sufficiently attentive to surrounding
traffic conditions.
adjustment
At the time of pre-operational
check and every 30,000 km or
every 12 months
7 to 9 notches
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