think dealing with the electric car is much more complicated to be compared to other ordinary car. Small mistakes can cause major adverse effects. Brake grip is the key to your safety on the road and certainly should not be overlooked. Checked frequently will make you not only safe but also comfortable driving on the road
If the engine has problems, the effect is breaking down. However, what if it happens it happens on the brakes? The stakes are life! To prevent this, the following steps and anticipation that needs to be done.
Symptom
1. For cars equipped with anti-lock brake system (ABS), when the indicator lit, the sensor in the wheel is not functioning properly or the canvass has been thinned. If the parking brake indicator light, there is a brake fluid leak or run out.
2. When applying the brakes and the pedal feels there is vibration, there is a bump or uneven surface of the brake disc.
3. If there scorched smell like burning oil from the steering wheel, a sign of a leak around the calipers. To overcome this, repairs must be done in an official or trusted repair shop.
Care
1. Do not arbitrarily change the brake components aftermarket products and make improvements through mechanical rather than formal workshop. Warranty can be lost!
2. Check condition of brake fluid at least once a week and replace every 50,000 km. If the amount is less than the minimum, certainly there are leaks in the hydraulic circuit or brake fluid. To overcome this, the car should be taken to a garage that has been trusted quality work to find and fix problems that occur.
3. Check the lining thickness (pad0 brake (for disc brakes). Manufacturers generally recommend replacement every 25,000 km canvass. Nevertheless, the canvass may be more quickly slim. To find out, insert a finger into the sidelines of the brake lining and brake calipers when cold.
4. For the brake shoes (drum brakes on) the material change is recommended 4 to 1. That is, if the brake has been replaced 4 times, on the fourth peroide brake shoes should also be replaced. Based on distance, brake shoes replaced every 100,000 miles because the load is lighter than canvas.
5. Perform major servicing every 50,000 miles.
6. No less important, do not forget to check the brake lights. With this, penggendara know who is behind you operate the brakes, color replacement is not justified. The reason, the red color of the easiest to influence psychological reflexes of anticipation.
