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EPBL_a358 — Brakes Too Hot For Slope With Only One Epb

Full alert identifier: EPBL_a358_brakesTooHotForSlopeWithOnlyOneEpb

Message shown in the car

Parking brake functions degraded Move vehicle to flatter area

Alert description

Brake temperature is above 200C and slope is greater than 5%

Potential impact

Car may not be secured by Electronic Parking Brake on current road grade, may be free rolling

Set condition

One Electronic Parking Brake faulted and the max of the rear brake calipers is hotter than 200 C and slope is greater than 5%

Clear condition

Electronic Parking Brake not parked

Signals to check

Open this alert in Service Mode Plus and review the Payload tab. Use the field names below to identify the values shown by your vehicle.

Signal Unit
Ambient Temp EPBL_a358_ambientTemp deg C
Brake Temp EPBL_a358_brakeTemp deg C
Grade EPBL_a358_grade %
Signal Unit
Epb System Status EPBL_a358_epbSystemStatus —
Trailer Detected EPBL_a358_trailerDetected —
Ui Trailer Detected EPBL_a358_uiTrailerDetected —
Vc Trailer Detected EPBL_a358_vcTrailerDetected —

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