Abstract: In a method for signaling a braking process on a trailer vehicle coupled to a towing vehicle, at least one light on the trailer is actuated with an emergency brake signal during emergency braking and with a normal signal during a different driving state. The emergency brake signal causes a different actuation of the light than does the normal signal. The light can be actuated by a control signal of the towing vehicle, and the actuation state of the light can be influenced by at least one control device on the trailer. The control device detects the control signal generated by the towing vehicle and fed to the trailer to actuate the light, and analyzes the control signal. If it detects that the control signal is an emergency brake signal, it does not carry out a dedicated actuation of the light, or it effects a different actuation of the light than in other cases.

Abstract: An electronic brake control device for a vehicle includes one or more output connections for activating one or more vehicle components that are not part of the vehicle brake system. The electronic brake control device includes a memory which has at least one memory location for storing operational data of a vehicle component that is connected to a respective output connection. The electronic brake control device is configured to detect data characterizing the operation of the connected vehicle component, collect the data as an overall operating value of the vehicle component, and store the data in the assigned memory location.

Abstract: In a method for signaling a braking process on a trailer vehicle coupled to a towing vehicle, at least one light on the trailer is actuated with an emergency brake signal during emergency braking and with a normal signal during a different driving state. The emergency brake signal causes a different actuation of the light than does the normal signal. The light can be actuated by a control signal of the towing vehicle, and the actuation state of the light can be influenced by at least one control device on the trailer. The control device detects the control signal generated by the towing vehicle and fed to the trailer to actuate the light, and analyzes the control signal. If it detects that the control signal is an emergency brake signal, it does not carry out a dedicated actuation of the light, or it effects a different actuation of the light than in other cases.

Abstract: An electronic, brake control device for a vehicle includes one or more output connections for activating one or more vehicle components that are not part of the vehicle brake system. The electronic brake control device includes a memory, which has at least one memory location for storing operational data of a vehicle component that is connected to a respective output connection. The electronic brake control device is configured to detect data characterizing the operation of the connected vehicle component, collect the data as an overall operating value of the vehicle component, and store the data in the assigned memory location.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control device and method for signaling a braking process at a trailer vehicle. The control device determines at least one braking value that is assigned to the braking process, and actuates at least one brake light as a function of the braking value. The braking process is signaled differently for different braking values determined by the control device during a braking process. As a result, traffic following the trailer vehicle and/or an emergency braking situation can be signaled and, therefore, safety in road traffic can be increased.

Abstract: For a compressed-air-controlled vehicle brake system having at least one brake, a control process includes using a monitoring sensor to determine whether at least one component of the vehicle is not secured or is not properly positioned, and automatically activating the vehicle brakes in response to a determination that the at least one component is not secured and/or is improperly positioned.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a compressed-air-controlled brake system of a utility vehicle (3, 4), wherein a monitoring sensor (S) monitors whether the means for securing or positioning a vehicle part of the utility vehicle (3, 4), a cargo (6) of the utility vehicle (3, 4) or a cargo carrier (7, 10) which accommodates a cargo (6) of the utility vehicle (3, 4), which are provided in order to ensure a safe driving state of the utility vehicle (3, 4), are present and wherein the brakes (B) of the utility vehicle (3, 4) are actuated automatically if the monitoring sensor (S) detects that the means for securing or positioning the vehicle part, the cargo (6) or the cargo carrier (7, 10), which are provided in order to ensure a safe driving state of the utility vehicle (3, 4), are not present. The invention also relates to a system composed of a brake system control device for such a brake system and a monitoring sensor as well as a brake system control device for this purpose. C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for signalling a braking process at a trailer vehicle (2), wherein according to the invention a control device (9) which is arranged on the trailer vehicle (2) determines at least one braking value A which is assigned to the braking process, and actuates at least one brake light (19), arranged on the trailer vehicle (2), as a function of said braking value A in such a way that depending on this braking value A at the trailer vehicle (2) the braking process is signalled differently compared to signalling in the case of at least one other braking value A which can be determined by this control input (9) during a braking process. As a result, traffic following the trailer vehicle (2) and/or an emergency braking situation can be signalled and therefore safety in road traffic can be increased.

Abstract: A system and method for braking a drawbar trailer having a front axle and one or more further axles, each axle having at least two wheels, includes first sensors which sense the axle load of at least one axle, and second sensors which sense the rotational wheel speeds. Brakes actuatable with a pneumatic brake pressure brake the trailer. Brake signals generated in the towing vehicle are transmitted between the towing vehicle and the trailer. A control unit receives these brake signals and the sensor signals, and determines the axle load. The operating pressure is adapted to the brake pressure which is fed to the brakes. The control unit detects the brake pressure value as a function of (i) the specific axle loads of the front axle and the other axles and (ii) the received brake signals, and actuates the brakes such that the detected brake pressure is made available.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic control device for a vehicle, further to a system for activating program functions thereof, and to a corresponding method for the same. The invention allows subsequent activation, optionally at a cost, of program functions, particularly allowing commerce in such program functions.

Abstract: A commercial vehicle trailer includes an electronically controlled braking system having an electronic control unit that has a parameter memory having one or more memory areas that can store vehicle-specific data. The electronic control unit controls the electronically controlled braking system based on the vehicle-specific data, and has an interface to an external computer. To permit reliable correlation of the vehicle-specific data to the commercial vehicle trailer, information is displayed on the trailer itself that characterizes the vehicle-specific data and that can be read into the computer via a reader unit. Based on such information, the appropriate vehicle-specific data is transferred to the electronic control unit.

Abstract: A commercial vehicle trailer includes an electronically controlled braking system having an electronic control unit that has a parameter memory having one or more memory areas that can store vehicle-specific data. The electronic control unit controls the electronically controlled braking system based on the vehicle-specific data, and has an interface to an external computer. To permit reliable correlation of the vehicle-specific data to the commercial vehicle trailer, information is displayed on the trailer itself that characterizes the vehicle-specific data and that can be read into the computer via a reader unit. Based on such information, the appropriate vehicle-specific data is transferred to the electronic control unit.

Abstract: A system and method for braking a drawbar trailer having a front axle and one or more further axles, each axle having at least two wheels, includes first sensors which sense the axle load of at least one axle, and second sensors which sense the rotational wheel speeds. Brakes actuatable with a pneumatic brake pressure brake the trailer. Brake signals generated in the towing vehicle are transmitted between the towing vehicle and the trailer. A control unit receives these brake signals and the sensor signals, and determines the axle load. The operating pressure is adapted to the brake pressure which is fed to the brakes. The control unit detects the brake pressure value as a function of (i) the specific axle loads of the front axle and the other axles and (ii) the received brake signals, and actuates the brakes such that the detected brake pressure is made available.