The most frightening scenario than driving brake failure, I believe the situation is most reluctant to every driver encountered. Once the brake failure, you need to quickly respond calmly happen, I would say it is an emergency approach after the brake failure.

Engine with the parking brake downshift

Manual transmission

When the vehicle is found to brake failure, to release the throttle, clutch slam successively downshift, this would produce traction engine, a braking effect on the traction wheels of the vehicle by the engine, when the first speed gear down , with the hand brake deceleration. Note that the solution should pull the hand brake hold down the brake button, continuous look at what the hand brake, pull the dead and can not be, otherwise it is easy to lock the rear wheels, causing the vehicle out of control again.

Automatic

Like with manual transmission, also need to find loose throttle and downshifts when the vehicle brake failure. Among them, automatic models typically do not have the manual model downshift braking effect so obvious, some models will be prohibited in order to protect the gearbox and automatic transmission downshift, so should every drop a file with the hand brake to reduce speed in turn reduces file bit. Similarly, the solution should hold down the brake button hand brake, continuous look at what the hand brake, and can not pull dead, electronic parking brake, too, pulled up after pressing, until the vehicle stopped to hang to the parking gear.

The use of the terrain or the emergency lane

If the engine braking methods with the hand brake does not work, then they would open the vehicle warning lights, whistle remind you pay attention to the front of the vehicle to give way, and in time to find the right sections of deceleration, for example, an uphill or downhill road highway or continuously provided of the emergency lane. The emergency lane on the right side of the main lane highway in a lot down the road or highway continuous downhill section will be set up, if brake failure may try to enter the emergency lane, lane gravel there to help slow down.

The use of roadside obstacles

If the above does not apply only to consider the use of roadside obstacles reduce the speed, of course, this is a method of last resort, because not only dangerous, but also damage the open vehicle. If the right side of the car or the mountain highway guardrail, the car slowly open to the street direction, grasp the steering wheel with both hands, rub the cliff or fence.

The vehicle brakes is the most commonly used function, but also closely linked with the security of a configuration, in everyday driving should pay attention to check the thickness of the brake disc, and the timely replacement of brake fluid. Note that in a continuous downhill road downshift mode using the engine brake, the brakes to avoid long continuous lead to brake failure.