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US 2024/0198981 A1Published application
Method for operating a vehicle combination
AssigneeZf Cv Systems Europe BV
InventorHorst Eckert
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AssigneeZf Cv Systems Europe BV
InventorHorst Eckert
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A method is for operating a vehicle combination having a tractor and at least one trailer. A brake control unit of a tractor brake system monitors the braking behavior of the tractor or the vehicle combination, and if necessary the brake pressure at each of the wheel brakes of the tractor, and initiates the deceleration of the trailer. To improve the driving safety of the vehicle in the event of limitation of the functionality of components of the vehicle combination, at least one vehicle component of the tractor and/or of the trailer, the vehicle component being relevant for driving safety, is monitored with regard to functionality, and in the event of detection of a limitation of the functionality of a component, the brake control unit of the tractor brake system decelerates the vehicle combination using a trailer brake system of the trailer.
A method for operating a vehicle combination having a tractor vehicle and having at least one trailer vehicle, wherein a brake control unit of a tractor vehicle brake system monitors a braking behavior of the tractor vehicle or of the vehicle combination, and, if necessary, initiates a respective brake pressure at each of a plurality of wheel brakes as well as a deceleration of the trailer vehicle, the method comprising:
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