Observe whether the brake pads are worn out or cracked, and if so, replace the next.

观察刹车片是否磨损过度或者有裂痕，如果有则进行下一步的更换。

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If it is safe, drive the car at low speed, braking as needed. The brake pads need replacing, or cleaning, if they squeal.

在安全的情况下，使汽车低速行驶，同时刹车。如果制动发出尖叫声，那么，应该更换制动片或者清洗制动器。

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Just use the brake pads as indicators resting your thumb on one as you get the wheel nearly true to see and feel the wobbles.

只要使用的刹车片的指标上休息一拇指当你的车轮几乎真实的看到和感受到的抖动。

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And unless an electric bike has regenerative braking, which lets the motor help slow you down while charging the battery at the same time, expect to change the brake pads more often than on a standard bike.

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As the anticipated time-to-impact decreases, CMS prepares the car for sudden braking by moving the brake pads nearer to the brake disks, and finally, when the system concludes that a collision is less than one second away, it starts to apply the brakes itself.

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The smell of singed brake pads wafts from the wheel wells.

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