Overview

Instead of manual activation via hand brake lever and floor pull, the electric version generates the clamp force by an actuator that, in the case of EPB-Si, sits directly on the back plate of the drum brake. The driver gives the command to activate the parking brake via a switch in the interior.

While the actuator is on the drum brake, the control including the power output electronics are included in the ESC control. This results in an optimized distribution in terms of weight, cost and space.