Method for setting a clearance of a disc brake, brake pad and service brake for a motor vehicle

A method for setting a clearance of a disc brake for a motor vehicle, wherein the disk brake includes a brake caliper, a brake piston, a brake disc, brake pads, at least one drive unit, which is assigned to a brake pad and by which a restoring force can be applied to the assigned brake pad, and at least one sensor, which is assigned to the at least one brake pad coupled to the drive unit, wherein the method comprises the following steps:

• a) determining at least one physical value of the brake pad by operation of the at least one sensor assigned to the brake pad;
• b) comparing the determined physical value with an assigned predefined limit value or a predefined limit-value range;
• and
• c) wherein when the at least one assigned predefined limit value is reached or undershot by the at least one determined physical value of the brake pad, or is outside of the predefined limit-value range, adjusting of the brake pad by the drive unit assigned to the brake pad depending on the determined physical value, and adjusting the clearance to another value other than zero.