3.3. Operation Operation 3.3.6. Braking While driving, you may reduce your speed with the service brake (1). After the machine has stopped, you must secure it with the parking brake (2). 1 3 Pulling the parking brake 1. Press the locking button. 2. Pull up the parking brake lever. 3. Release the locking button. The control lamp of the parking brake lights up. Releasing the parking brake 2 1. Lift up the parking brake lever a little. 2. Press the locking button. 3. Push the parking brake lever down. 4. Release the locking button. The control lamp of the parking brake goes out.
Braking with the service brake If the braking delay is not sufficient by relieving the pressure from the accelerator pedal, you must brake the machine with the service brake. For this purpose, press down the brake pedal. The service brake (1) can also be used to adapt the driving speed to the respective driving and operating situation (3), independent of the accelerator pedal position. If it is required to press down the accelerator pedal completely, in order to be able to use the full-load output of the engine of the work hydraulic system, you can nevertheless use the brake pedal to reduce the speed of the machine or to stop it completely.
If the service brake breaks down If the machine is not stopped after pressing down the brake pedal, you must use the parking brake. 3-52 WA100M-5 – VEAM280201