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EPBR_a357 — Brakes Too Hot For Slope

Full alert identifier: EPBR_a357_brakesTooHotForSlope

Message shown in the car

Incline too steep - Parking brake may not hold Move vehicle to flatter area

Alert description

Brake temperature is above 200C and slope is greater than 10%

Potential impact

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

Set condition

The max of the rear brake calipers is hotter than 200 C and slope is greater than 10%

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 EPBR_a357_ambientTemp deg C
Brake Temp EPBR_a357_brakeTemp deg C
Grade EPBR_a357_grade %
Signal Unit
Epb System Status EPBR_a357_epbSystemStatus —
Trailer Detected EPBR_a357_trailerDetected —
Ui Trailer Detected EPBR_a357_uiTrailerDetected —
Vc Trailer Detected EPBR_a357_vcTrailerDetected —

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