| Without brakes, a vehicle would surely be hurtling | | | | make noise to alert and let you know that they |
| itself and its passengers to danger. And yes, | | | | need replacing. Did you ever notice any squealing |
| crashes, collisions, and accidents would constantly | | | | noises? That is the brake indicator. |
| be happening. What a brake does is it slows down | | | | But do not just completely rely your brakes. |
| or completely stops the movement or motion of | | | | After all, these brakes and the brake pads are |
| a vehicle. It also keeps the vehicle from going any | | | | just a part of the whole brake system of your |
| further if there are other forces that make it | | | | vehicle. You and your vehicle still need the |
| move. This is accomplished because the brake | | | | assistance of brake fluid. If your brake system |
| pads on the brakes provide friction which makes | | | | does not have enough brake fluid, using the |
| the vehicle actually slow down or stop. | | | | brakes may not even work at all. So always |
| That is the very reason as per why vehicles, like | | | | remember to check if your vehicle has the right |
| Land Rover vehicles, need to replace and change | | | | amount of brake fluid in its reservoir to ensure |
| their brakes every now and then. Friction causes | | | | that the next time you brake, your car would |
| the life of these brakes to shorten. Each time it is | | | | slow down or stop. |
| used wears it down a little bit and it also gets | | | | What does the brake fluid do? Well, it is what |
| used up which is the reason why brakes are | | | | actually acts and gives the signal to the calipers in |
| oftentimes replaced many times over throughout | | | | the brake system to push the brakes so much |
| the lifetime of a vehicle. | | | | so that your vehicle's motion would stop. Checking |
| So when do you need to replace the brakes, or | | | | the amount and level of the brake fluid is |
| brake pads of your vehicle? Try to look at your | | | | something that you can actually do yourself. By |
| brakes. You would notice that there are actually | | | | just gently moving the reservoir of your brake |
| built in wear indicators which have been specially | | | | fluid, you can see if the amount of the brake fluid |
| crafted so as to assist you in knowing when you | | | | is just somewhere in between the minimum and |
| need to change your brakes. These indicators | | | | the maximum marks. |
| actually have been crafted so as to be able to | | | | |