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p age 2
57
, " New
t
ires and rep lacing
ti
res and whee ls".
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Braking
General
Information
What af
f
ect
s
braki ng effici ency
?
Operating
condit
ions and driv ing habits
The
br
akes on
tod
ay's
aut
o mo biles
a
re
st
ill subjec
t t
o we
a
r,
depend ing large ly on operating conditions and driving habits
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.
On veh icles t hat
ar
e
eit
her
dr
iven mos
t
ly in sto
p-an
d -go city
traff ic
o
r
are driven ha rd, the bra ke pads s hould be checked by your author ized
Aud
i
dealer mo re
oft
en t
ha
n specif ied in the
Warranty & Mainte-
nance booklet
.
Failure
t
o have your brake pads ins pected can resu
lt
in re
du
ce
d
brake pe rformance.
On
st
eep slopes,
you
should use the braking effect of t he
engine.
This
way, yo
u
prevent unnecessary wea
r
on the brake system. If yo
u
must
use your b ra kes, do not ho
ld t
he
bra
kes down
co
nti
nuou
sly
.
Pum
p the
brakes at intervals
.
Noises may occur when brakin
g
de pendin
g
on speed, braki ng fo rce
and outs ide cond itions such as temperatu re and hum id
ity.
Moisture
or road
salt
If you are driving fas
t
er than 50 mp
h (8
0 km/h) and th
e
w indshield
w ipers are on
,
the b rake pads
will
br iefly touch t he
br
ake discs in
reg ula
r
intervals so as to improve react io
n ti
me when brak ing on wet
surfaces. You, the drive
r,
will not not ice anything
.
Under cert
a in con ditions
, for
exa
m
p
le,
w hen
dr
iving
thr
oug
h
water or
very heavy rain, or even after was hing your veh icle, the bra king effect
can be redu ced
du
e to moi
stur
e
(or in fr
ee zing condi
t
ion
s
ice) on the
brake pads
.
A few cautious brake app lications sho uld dry off the
bra ke
pads
or remove
an
y ice coa
ting
s.
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
The effect iveness of the brakes can be reduced when the vehicle is
dr ive
n o
n
a salt-c
ove
red road and t
he brake
s a
re
not us
ed. Likew ise,
you clea
n
off acc umulated salt coat ing from brake d iscs and pads
w ith a few cautio us app lications of the brake
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.
Corrosion
The re
ma
y be a
t
e
nd
en cy fo
r dirt to
build up o
n t
he
brak
e
pa
ds and
co rrosion to form on the discs if the car is not dr iven regu la rly o
r
only
for short
tr
ips wit
h
litt le use of the bra kes.
If th
e
bra kes are not used freq uent ly, or if co rrosion has formed o
n
th
e
discs, it is advisable to clean off the pads an
d
discs by brak ing
fi rmly a few
ti
mes fro
m a
m ode
rat
ely high speed
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.
Faults
in the brake
system
If yo
u
should no
t
ice a
sudden
increas
e in br
ake pedal t ravel, then one
of
the two brake circu its may have failed
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.
Low brake
fluid
level
Ma lf unctions can occu
r
in t he brake sys
t
em if
t
he
br
a ke fluid level is
t
oo low
.
The bra ke
fl
uid level is mo nitored e lectro nica
lly.
Brake
lining
wear
status
Brake lining wear may be checked by visua
l
inspect ion of the condi-
t
ion of
t
he bra ke pa ds
t
hrough
t
he openings in the wheel. If neces
-
sary
,
the whee
l
may be removed for th is inspect ion=> page 27
2
,
"Wheel change"
.
&
WARNING
•
You should perform braking maneuvers for the purpose of
cleaning the brake system only if road conditions permit
.
Other
road users must not be put at risk - you may cause an accident!
•
Before descending a steep grade, reduce speed and shift trans-
mission into a lower gear or lower driving range. Do not ride the
brakes or hold the pedal down too long or too often. This could
cause the brakes to get hot and diminish braking efficiency.
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Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself service
Technical data
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