Patent ID: 7032721

Claim:
A control method for an adjusting system of a disc brake, the disc brake including a caliper that straddles an axially displaceable brake disc arranged on a wheel axle, brake pads arranged on each side of the brake disc, a brake application device for applying the disc brake, an electromotively designed adjusting system controllable via a control unit, the adjusting system having at least one adjusting device arranged on each side of the brake disc, each adjusting device being coupled with an electric motor for adjusting the brake pads as wear occurs, the control method comprising the acts of: for determining an actual release play of the disc brake, sliding the brake disc back and forth between two axial stops delimiting a displacement path of the brake disc using the adjusting devices, wherein an actual displacement path covered is determined; calculating the actual release play from the actual displacement path, a prestored displacement path calibration value, and a desired release play; and adjusting the actual release play when a deviation from the desired release play is present or when a limit value is exceeded.