 CAUTION!
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New brake pads & discs.
If you do not ‘bed-in’ new brake pads &/or discs, the performance of the brakes can be decreased.
Follow the sequence of the procedure.
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| Care Point: | New pads and discs must be bedded in, if not pad/ disc performance will be decreased.
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| Care Point: | The brakes should be cold (Less than 40° C) before carrying out this procedure & if possible, only use light brake applications, whilst driving to the location
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Bedding new brake pads/discs - carbon ceramic material (CCM)
| 1. | Slow the vehicle sixteen times from 80 km/h (50 mph) to 30 km/h (19 mph) at 0.3g. The Max starting disc temperature should be 40˚C, whilst the Max disc temperature reached should be 300˚C at the end of the sixteenth stop. The cycle time is around 10 seconds (between brake applications).
| | | 2. | Drive 3 km (2 miles) to allow the brakes to cool.
| | | 3. | Slow the vehicle eighteen times from 110 km/h (68 mph) to 30 km/h (19 mph) at 0.5g. The Max starting disc temperature should be 40˚C, whilst the Max disc temperature reached should be 400˚C at the end of the sixteenth stop. The cycle time is around 15 seconds (between brake applications).
| | | 4. | Drive 3 km (2 miles) to allow the brakes to cool.
| | | 5. | Slow the vehicle twelve times from 110 km/h (68 mph) to 30 km/h (19 mph) at 0.7g. The Max starting disc temperature should be 40˚C, whilst the Max disc temperature reached should be 700˚C at the end of the tenth stop. The cycle time is around 20 seconds (between brake applications).
| | | 6. | Drive 4 km (2.5 miles) to allow the brakes to cool.
| | | 7. | Use Full ABS (max pedal effort) and slow the vehicle three times from 100 km/h (62 mph) to 0 km/h (0 mph). The Max starting disc temperature should be 40°C. Increase the speed normally after you have slowed down.
| | | | | Care Point: | The cool-down periods are the minimum needed and can be longer.
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| | | 8. | Drive 8 km (5 miles) to allow the brakes to cool.
| | | 9. | After bedding, visually inspect discs to Make sure there is a good/consistent coating of pad material on the disc surface (transfer surface) and no surface defects.
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