Checking Thickness of the Front Brake Pads

WM 463602 Checking thickness of the front brake pads

Preliminary work
Remove wheels.

Checking brake pads

Warning
Risk of accidents if brake pads and/or brake discs are not replaced in time.
^ Danger of injury and damage to vehicle if braking effect is impaired.

--> The brake pads must be replaced when the brake pad warning indicator lights up, but no later than when there is a residual pad thickness of 2 mm.

Caution
Increased risk of damage to brake discs when mounting/removing wheels.
^ The brake discs can be damaged.

--> Use assembly aid (assembly pins) in order to exclude any possibility of heavy contact of the wheel with the brake disc.

Information
^ If brake pad wear is indicated by the warning light, the warning contact (sender including wire and plug connection) must also be replaced.

^ Replacing the warning contact can be avoided by replacing the brake pads no later than when the pad thickness is 2.5 mm -arrows-.





Checking brake pads

^ Warning contacts must be replaced if the core of the wire is worn.
^ However, if only the plastic part of the warning contact is worn, there is no need to replace it.

Visually inspect the brake pads for wear.

Subsequent work
Fit wheels.