Description & Operation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Suzuki Aerio and 2003 Suzuki Aerio. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
WARNING:
For warnings and procedures regarding vehicles equipped with Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), see appropriate ANTI-LOCK article.
Hydraulically operated brake system uses a tandem master cylinder, with vacuum-assisted power brake booster and single-piston, sliding caliper front disc brakes. Aerio has self-adjusting rear drum brakes and cable-actuated rear parking brakes. ABS is optional.
The master cylinder is a tandem master cylinder. Brake pipes are connected to the master cylinder and they make two independent circuits. One circuit connects front right & rear left brakes and the other connects front left and rear right brakes. The disc brake type is used for the front wheel brake and a drum brake type (leading/trailing shoes) for the rear brake.
An Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD) system replaces need for a proportioning valve.