To be able to change the brake pads and brake discs on the Ford Focus, the parking brake must be set to maintenance mode. This can be easily activated or deactivated via FORScan or manually. You can see how this works here.
To change the rear brake discs or brake pads, the electric parking brake must first be released and put into maintenance or service mode. If you have an electric brake booster, this is also useful for the front brake, otherwise the on-board computer will display error messages.
| Without electr. brake booster | With electr. brake booster |
|---|---|
| Activate | Activate |
| 1. Get behind the wheel and close the doors 2. Switch on the ignition 3. Apply full throttle and hold it down 4. Press and hold the parking brake button (release the brake). 5. Switch off ignition 6. Switch the ignition back on within 5 seconds 7. Wait until the brakes have moved to their home position 8. Turn off the ignition 9. Release the accelerator pedal and the parking brake button 10. The message “Maintenance mode EPB” appears in the on-board computer | 1. Get behind the wheel and close the doors 2. Switch on the ignition 3. Apply full throttle and hold it down 4. Press and hold the parking brake button (release the brake). 5. Switch off ignition 6. Switch the ignition back on within 5 seconds 7. Wait until the brakes have moved to their home position 8. Turn off the ignition 9. Release the accelerator pedal and the parking brake button 10. The message “Maintenance mode EPB” appears in the on-board computer |
| Deactivate | Deactivate |
| 1. Get behind the wheel and close the doors 2. Switch on the ignition. 3. Apply full throttle and hold it down 4. Lift and hold the parking brake button 5. Switch off ignition 6. Switch the ignition back on within 5 seconds 7. Wait until the brake pads are applied to the discs 8. Release the accelerator pedal and button and switch off the ignition | 1. Get behind the wheel and close the doors 2. Switch on the ignition. 3. Apply full throttle and hold it down 4. Lift and hold the parking brake button 5. Press the brake pedal firmly for at least 1 second. Release the brake pedal while continuing to hold the accelerator pedal depressed and the parking brake button raised 6. Switch off ignition 7. Switch the ignition back on within 5 seconds 8. Wait until the brake pads are applied to the discs 9. Release the accelerator pedal and button and switch off the ignition Info: If it doesn’t work, pressing the brake several times before (pumping up until the brake pedal is “tight” again) helps – thanks to Jörg for this tip! |
