General information
Type of brake system - With double diagonal separation of circuits
Type and amount of brake fluid - see Specifications for Chapter 1
Maximum allowable pressure drop from 50 bar in 45 seconds1, bar - 4
ABS/ESP control unit model
- Models without ESP - ABS Mark 70/Mark 70M (ABS/TCS)
- FWD Models with ESP Week 13 2008 to Week 21 2009 - ABS Mark 60 (ABS/EDL/TCS/ESP)
- Models with ESP: FWD (from week 22, 2009) and AWD (from 36 weeks 2008) — Mark 60EC (ABS/EDL/TCS/ESP)
GTZ diameter, mm - 23.81
Diameter of the vacuum brake booster, inch - 10
1 When measured on the bleeder port of one of the calipers.
Front brakes
Front brake options
- VXE, BLS engines (except GreenLine) — FN3 (15" undercarriage)
- SAHS, CDAA/CDAB, BZB, BLS engines (GreenLine), BMP, BKD, SVVV, CLJA, CFFB, CFGB, CCZA - FN3 (16" undercarriage)
- CDVA-FNR-G engine (17" undercarriage)
Type of brake mechanisms - Disc, with 1-piston calipers and ventilated discs
Diameter of brake disks, mm
- FN3 (15" // 16") — 288 // 312
- FNR-G (17") — 345
Nominal // minimum allowable thickness of brake discs, mm
- FN3 (15" and 16") — 25 // 22
- FNR-G (17") — 30 // 27
Nominal brake pad thickness (without backing), mm - 14
Minimum allowable brake pad thickness (without backing // with backing), mm — 2 // 7.5
Thickness of the brake pads when the wear indicator is activated (without backing), mm - 4
Brake piston diameter, mm
- FN3 — 54
- FNR-G — 57
Rear brakes
Front brake options
- SAHS engines1, WHE1, BLS1 - CII-41 (15" undercarriage)
- SAHS engines2, WHE2, BLS2 — Bosch BIRIII
- Engines CDAB, CDAA1, BZB1, BMP, BKD, SVVV, CLJA, CFFB, CFGB, CCZA - CII-41 (16" undercarriage)
- Engine CDVA - CII-41 (17" undercarriage)
Type of brake mechanisms - Disc, with 1-piston calipers and non-ventilated discs, with parking brake levers
Diameter of brake disks, mm
- CII-41 (15") — 2603 // 2564
- CII-41 (16") — 2863 // 2824
- CII-41 (17") — 310
- Bosch BIRIII — 272
Nominal // minimum allowable thickness of brake discs, mm
- CII-41 (15" and 16") — 12 // 10
- CII-41 (17") — 22 // 20
- Bosch BIRIII — 10 // 8
Nominal brake pad thickness (without backing), mm - 11
Minimum allowable brake pad thickness (without backing // with backing), mm — 2 // 7.5
Brake piston diameter, mm
- CII-41 (15", 16" and 17") — 41
- Bosch BIRIII — 38
1 Models up to week 44, 2009
2 Models from week 45 2009
3 Until 03.2009
4 From 04.2004