| Description and Operation WARNING:Brake fluid contains polyglycol ethers and polyglycols. Avoid contact with the eyes. Wash hands thoroughly after handling. If brake fluid contacts the eyes, flush the eyes for 15 minutes with cold running water. Get medical attention if irritation persists. If taken internally, drink water and induce vomiting. Get medical attention immediately. Failure to follow these instructions can result in personal injury. The braking system is a diagonally split, dual circuit system with front disc and rear drum brakes. The hydraulic system provides separate circuits for each pair of diagonally opposed wheels (left front, rear right and right front, left rear). The front calipers are mounted on the wheel knuckle and are of single sliding piston design, which ensures that equal effort is applied through both brake pads. The rear drum brakes are of conventional design. They consist of one primary and one secondary shoe with bonded thick/thin asbestos free linings. The thick/thin linings allow the shoes to wear at proportional rates. The brakes self adjust during foot brake operation. The parking brake control is located between the front seats and operates the rear brakes through a cable and conduit system. The parking brake is adjusted from inside the passenger compartment with the vehicle on the ground. The master cylinder is of a tandem design and is linked to a brake booster to reduce the brake pedal effort. The tandem design will ensure that in the event of one brake circuit failure the other will remain fully operational. The master cylinder and brake booster are located on the left-hand side of the engine compartment. On right-hand drive vehicles they are connected to the brake pedal by a cross shaft. In the case of left-hand drive vehicles the brake booster operating rod is connected directly to the brake pedal. Vehicles fitted with the standard braking system have pressure conscious reducing valves (PCRVs) fitted in the master cylinder outlet ports. The PCRVs control the hydraulic pressure applied to the rear brakes reducing the risk of rear wheel lock-up under braking. | 
