Patent ID: 7464795

Claim:
A method for monitoring the application of a motor vehicle automatic parking brake by driven means by sensing the compression of at least one brake pad ( 2 ) on engagement with a brake disk ( 1 ) through a first actuation force to prevent rotation of a wheel on a vehicle associated with the brake disk following a command to apply the automatic parking brake including the following steps: measuring the compression of the brake pad that varies as a function of the force applied to the brake disk in response to the first actuation force; comparing the measured compression with a prerecorded value; and commanding the application of an additional second actuation force to the parking brake if the measured compression is below the prerecorded value to prevent the rotation of the wheel as a result of relaxation of the disk brake after a first period of time and activating a signal for the attention of the driver of the vehicle whenever the measurement is below the prerecorded value.