Specifications

Brake assessment manual Ver 1.0 Published October 2013 45 (48 pages)
Test M: Type-I Recovery procedure
[Based on: ADR 31/01, Appendix A, Annex 3, Clause 1.5.3.]
This test is intended to check the performance of the brakes when hot.
This test shall take place immediately after Test L (Type-I Hot performance). The vehicle
shall be stopped four stops from 50 km/h with the engine connected, at a mean deceleration
of 3 m/s
2
.
The interval between the start of successive stops should be 1.5 km. A lesser interval may
be used to suit the test location, but this results in a more onerous test as the brakes have
less time to recover between tests. In extreme cases, too short an interval may cause the
brakes to overheat.
Immediately after each stop, the vehicle shall be accelerated at maximum rate to 50 km/h,
and that speed shall be maintained until making the next stop.