Patent ID: 8573712

Claim:
An operator-initiated method of bleeding an electronically controllable brake system with an electronic controller mounted within a motor vehicle for actuating electrohydraulic components of the brake system during normal vehicle operation, wherein hydraulic components such as hydraulic unit, valves, return pump, master brake cylinder, conduits of pipes or hoses are mounted during the assembly of a motor vehicle for providing a brake system, and wherein bleeding sequences are performed according to a predetermined bleeding routine, the method comprising the following steps: entering a routine including a predetermined code to gain access to the brake system prior to executing a bleeding routine; detecting a bleeding routine including a superimposed pressure time course stored in the electronic controller with an on-board pressure sensor for detecting a brake system pressure; disabling normal operation of the brake system; actuating the electrohydraulic components of the brake system by means of the electronic controller in conformity with the identified bleeding routine, wherein actuating of the electrohydraulic components is initiated by actuation of an operator actuated control that is part of the motor vehicle; confirming successful execution of an activity performed by an operator in response to actuation of an input to the operator operated control by the operator; and communicating completion of the bleeding routine by actuation of a signaling device of the motor vehicle, wherein actuation of the signaling device comprises a change of state of the signaling device between on and off conditions.