• Turn ignition key to on position
  • Release Parking Brake
  • Apply and hold Service Brake
  • Allow pressure gauges to stabilize
  • Continue to hold Service Brake for one minute
  • Pressure should not drop more than 3 psi.
  • Release Service Brake

“Next I will make sure there is no excessive air leakage. This is done by releasing the Parking Brake and applying the Service Brake, which is held throughout the test. “
{apply service brake}

After an initial loss of air and the gauges stabilize there can then be no more than three (3) psi loss in one minute.”

{wait for gauges to stabilize}

“The gauges have stabilized. Would you please time me?”

{after one minute or at the instruction of the examiner the test concludes}

“There was less than a three (3) psi loss. I will now release the service brake and proceed to the low air pressure warning test.”

{release service brake}