7.2.10 Parking brake
The parking brake (in everyday life - "handbrake") is intended for holding the car during parking both on a flat, and on an inclined surface. In passenger cars, the parking brake system can perform a function of emergency brake system.
Parking brake systems differ in the type of drive as well as in the type of braking mechanism.
According to the type of drive parking brake systems can be as follows:
- with the mechanical drive;
- with hydraulic drive;
- with electro-mechanical drive.
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