Abstract: A method is provided for detecting a malfunction of a valve (46) of a braking device (10) for a processing machine, where the braking device (10) has a brake that can be actuated via the valve (46) and a transmission portion (22). The method includes triggering (I.1) the valve (46) of the braking device (10) and determining a state variable in the transmission portion (22). The method further comprises a comparison (III.1) of the determined state variable to a reference variable and a detection (IV.1) of a malfunction of the valve (46) based on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: A method for controlling the brakes of a vehicle combination having a towing vehicle and an attached accessory device or at least one trailer vehicle coupled to the towing vehicle. The vehicle combination comprises an electronic brake system and first sensor means for determining the driving speed, where at least the towing vehicle comprises a friction brake system that can be actuated by the brake control system, and where at least the coupled attached accessory device or trailer vehicle has second sensor means for recognizing a need to brake the vehicle combination and for signaling a braking demand. A signaled braking demand is communicated directly or indirectly to the brake control system, and the vehicle combination is braked automatically by the brake control system actuating the friction brake system of the towing vehicle.

Abstract: A method for checking an actual-pressure sensor of a motor vehicle brake system includes establishing the duration of a reaction interval, establishing a threshold value, operating the motor vehicle brake system in an electronic braking mode where the brake system delivers a braking pressure for operation of a trailer brake of a trailer connected to the motor vehicle. The reaction interval starts at the beginning of the braking process and pneumatic actual braking pressure values are measured by means of an actual-pressure sensor, where a starting braking pressure is measured by the actual-pressure sensor at the beginning of a braking process carried out in the electronic braking mode for the trailer. Pneumatic reaction braking pressures are measured within the reaction interval and compared to a threshold value. Brake system operation is discontinued in the electronic operating mode if none of the measured reaction braking pressures exceeds the threshold value.