Question:
Air brakes are really three different braking systems:
service brake, parking brake, and emergency brake.
The service brake system applies and releases the
brakes when you use the brake pedal during
normal driving.
The parking brake system applies and releases the
parking brakes when you use the parking brake
control.
The emergency brake system uses parts of the
service and parking brake systems to stop the
vehicle in a brake system failure.
(According to CDL Handbook)
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