Repair Instructions; Excessive Pedal Travel Check - Suzuki Grand Vitara 2011 Manual

4A-7 Brake Control System and Diagnosis:
Condition
Brake warning light turns
ON after engine start
Brake warning light turns
on when brake is applied
Brake warning light fails
to turn on even when
parking brake is applied
ABS warning light or
®
ESP warning light does
not turn ON for 2 – 3 sec.
after ignition switch has
turned ON
ABS warning light or
®
ESP warning light
remains ON after ignition
switch has turned ON for
2 – 3 sec.

Excessive Pedal Travel Check

1) Start engine.
2) Depress brake pedal a few times.
3) With brake pedal depressed with approximately 30
kg (66 lbs) load, measure pedal to carpet clearance
"c".
If clearance "c" is less than specification, the most
possible cause is either rear brake shoes are worn
out beyond limit or air is in lines.
Should clearance "c" remain less than specification
even after replacement of brake shoes and bleeding
of system, other possible but infrequent cause is
malfunction of rear brake shoe adjusters or booster
push rod length out of adjustment.
Brake pedal arm to wall clearance "c"
When pedal depressed at 300 N (30 kg, 66 lbs): Over
70 mm (2.75 in.)
Possible cause
Parking brake applied
Insufficient amount of brake fluid
Brake fluid leaking from brake line
Brake warning light circuit faulty
Malfunctioning EBD system
Brake fluid leaking from brake line
Insufficient amount of brake fluid
Bulb burnt out
Brake warning light circuit faulty
ABS warning light circuit open (including
check relay)
Malfunctioning ABS (ESP®)
Malfunctioning ABS (ESP®)

Repair Instructions

S6JB0A4106001
Correction / Reference Item
Release parking brake and check that brake
warning light turns off.
Investigate leaky point, correct it and add
brake fluid.
Investigate leaky point, correct it and add
brake fluid.
Repair circuit.
Check system referring to "EBD Warning Light
(Brake Warning Light) Comes ON Steady in
Section 4E".
Investigate leaky point, correct it and add
brake fluid.
Investigate leaky point, correct it and add
brake fluid.
Replace bulb.
Repair circuit.
Repair or replace.
Check system referring to "ABS Warning Light
Does Not Come ON at Ignition Switch ON in
®
Section 4E" or "ESP Warning Light Does Not
Come ON at Ignition Switch ON in Section 4F".
Check system referring to "ABS Warning Light
Does Not Come ON at Ignition Switch ON in
®
Section 4E" or "ESP Warning Light Does Not
Come ON at Ignition Switch ON in Section 4F"
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