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Brake Components

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Diagram of the "Brake" ECM components

Wet Front Brakes

The 777E trucks are equipped with either wet front brakes or dry front brakes. These trucks have four "Brake Oil Temperature" sensors, one at
each wheel. These wet front brakes are used for the following:

Brake machine speed limiting

Manual retarding

Automatic retarding

Pressing the "Service Brake Pedal" applies all four brakes.

Dry Front Brakes (if equipped)

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The air brake equipment provides a means of controlling brakes using the medium of compressed sir. The air system consists of various
components required to maintain a supply of air, direct the flow of air. The energy from the compressed air is converted into mechanical force to
apply the brakes.

Service Brake Control

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Location of Service Brake Pedal (see arrow), to the left of the accelerator pedal.

Service braking is performed by pedals which are on the floor of the cab. The "Brake" ECM determines whether the service brakes should engage
for the function of Automatic Retarder Control (ARC) or Traction Control System (TCS).

Note: The service brakes are applied by brake oil pressure stored in the "Service Brake Accumulator". The brake oil pressure in the "Service Brake
Accumulator" is developed when the engine is running. The service brakes are released by spring pressure.

Note: Allow the engine to run for 45 seconds before depressing the "Service Brake Pedal" or moving the direction/speed control out of PARK. This
action will allow the brake accumulators to charge and provide full braking capacity.

During normal operation, depress service brake control pedal to engage the service brakes. Use the service brakes for reducing ground speed or
for stopping the machine.

The pedal is fully variable. The amount of force applied to the brakes is proportional to the amount of force that is applied to the pedal.

Note: Repeated engagement of the service brakes on downgrades may cause excessive wear and overheating of the service brakes. Refer to
Operation and Maintenance Manual, "Retarding".

Secondary Brake Control

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Location of Secondary Brake Pedal

front floor of the cab, to the left of the operator seat
The Secondary Brake Pedal is on the

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To avoid the possibility of a unexpected machine movement

when parking on a slope, always block the wheels securely
before leaving the machine unattended.

If the secondary brake system is required in order to stop the

machine, do not operate the machine until a complete check has
been made of the entire braking system and until all necessary
repairs have been made.

The "Secondary Brake Pedal" is on the floor of the cab. To modulate the secondary brakes, the operator presses the secondary brake pedal.
Pressing the secondary brake pedal causes the "Brake" ECM to modulate pressure to the spring-applied brake pack through use of the secondary
brake valve.

Note: The secondary brake system utilizes the parking brake system to apply braking force to the rear wheels. This system also utilizes the front
service brake system to apply braking force to the front wheels.

If there is failure of the service brakes, depress secondary brake control pedal to engage the secondary brake system. The amount of force that is
applied to the brakes is proportional to the amount of force that is applied to the pedal.

To obtain the maximum available braking force to the machine in an emergency stop condition, apply both the service and secondary brake control
pedals simultaneously.

Parking Brake Control

Note: The parking brake is used for parking the truck and is applied by placing the direction/speed lever in the PARK position. Do not
use the retarder levers for parking the truck.

Parking brake control is performed by the "Brake" ECM. The parking brake is a spring-applied brake and does not release if hydraulic brake
pressure is lost. The parking brakes are released by brake oil pressure that is stored in the secondary brake accumulator. The brake oil pressure in
the secondary brake accumulator is developed when the engine is running.

The parking brakes will engage all four brakes when any of the following conditions are met:

Key switch is in the OFF position.

Direction/speed control is in the PARK position.

The brake oil pressure from the secondary brake accumulator is exhausted.

Following is the operation of the parking brake:

1. The operator places the shift lever in PARK position.

2. The "Brake" ECM receives the shift lever position from the "Chassis" ECM.

3. The operator presses the secondary brake pedal.

4. The "Brake" ECM de-energizes the secondary/park brake solenoid.

5. This action engages at the rear brakes only.

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The "Parking Brake Indicator" lamp is located under the information display on the dash. When the parking brakes are applied, the "Parking Brake Indicator" will illuminate.

Manual Retarding Control

Manual retarding is performed with a lever on the steering column. Manual retarding is performed by energizing the enable solenoid valve and then
modulating the left and right proportional solenoid valves.

Automatic Retarder Control

Automatic retarding is performed by energizing the enable solenoid valve and then modulating the left and right proportional solenoid valves. ARC
can work with the compression brake, which is controlled by the "Engine" ECM.

Traction Control System

Traction control is performed by energizing the enable solenoid valve and then modulating the proportional solenoid valve for the side that is
slipping. TCS is activated based on the steering angle of the front wheels, determined by the left steering cylinder position sensor.

Brake ECM System

The "Brake" electronic control module (ECM) controls the following braking functions:

Service braking

Secondary braking

Park braking

Manual retarding

Automatic retarder control (ARC)

Traction control system (TCS)

The "Brake" ECM also performs monitoring of the system and diagnostic warnings through the graphical display module.

Note: The parking brakes are spring-applied. The parking brakes are released by brake oil pressure that is stored in the "Secondary Brake
Accumulator". The brake oil pressure in the "Secondary Brake Accumulator" is developed when the engine is running.

Diagnostic Capabilities
The ECM also provides enhanced diagnostics. These diagnostics are available by using onboard memory. Onboard memory stores the diagnostic
codes for retrieval at the time of service. Service personnel can use the Cat® Electronic Technician (Cat® ET) service tool for troubleshooting.

KYD1-UP, KZD1-UP

PSP-0006F1FB

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