The MAX-SAFE Anti-Rollaway Brake System™ provides an active safety solution in the event of a driver neglecting to fully apply the park brake before leaving their vehicle, reducing a major safety risk of heavy vehicles – a rollaway vehicle. Available for both pneumatic, mechanical and electric park brake type vehicles, the MAX-SAFE Anti-Rollaway Brake System is perfect for commercial vehicles of all kinds.
HOW IT WORKS
The MAX-SAFE Anti-Rollaway Brake System provides early pre-warnings of potential danger to the driver and any people in the vicinity of the vehicle.
It does this through four core functions:
1. MONITORING
A state-of-the-art microprocessor continuously monitors multiple inputs to determine the possibility of the vehicle rolling away. Inputs include:
When the vehicle is at low speed, the park brake is monitored to ensure that it is FULLY applied – a dedicated lever position sensor is installed to test for this condition. In mechanical type park brake systems, the original park brake switch will activate even if the park brake lever has only just been slightly applied and delivers a negligible braking effectiveness.
2. ACTIVATION
If the driver leaves the cabin without fully applying the parking brake, the MAX-SAFE Anti-Rollaway Brake System activates immediately to prevent the vehicle from rolling away – creating a safe environment – and activates warnings in the process.
3. WARNING
The System includes 3 types of warnings.
- Visual LCD or LED display unit
- An audible alarm within the vehicle
- An external horn or siren, to warn people outside the vehicle who could potentially be in harm’s way
The system monitors if the door is opened, when someone may be exiting the vehicle. If this is detected, the MAX-SAFE brake is not automatically applied, but the MAX-SAFE Anti-Rollaway Brake System sounds a warning. If the driver leaves his seat and exits the vehicle, the MAX-SAFE Anti-Rollaway Brake System activates immediately; sounding an external horn with a solid ongoing alarm; turning the warning LED on, and continuously sounding the internal buzzer – the park brakes are then applied, and the vehicle is prevented from rolling away. The external warnings alert the driver and other people near the vehicle.
4. DIAGNOSTICS
The unit also has in-built self-diagnostics, constantly checking multiple parameters to ensure the integrity of the system and alert if any faults are detected.
