阅读仪表
制动系统可以通过通常位于机动车辆驾驶室中的制动仪表进行监控。主储液罐应始终保持较高压力，最高可达 8 巴，并由压缩机自动补充。制动管工作压力介于制动器完全施加时的 3.5 巴和完全释放时的 5 巴之间（由于仪表显示的压力是相对于大气压的，实际绝对压力比仪表上指示的压力高约 1 巴）。制动缸压力介于 0 和 3.75 巴之间，代表施加到车轮的实际制动力。由于制动压力表有时由多个指针共用，因此制动缸压力通常由制动管压力表上的红色指针表示。
Main reservoir pressure should always be at, or near, 8 bar, and it is automatically refilled by the compressor.
Brake pipe operating pressures are between 3.5 bar when the brake is fully applied and 5 bar when it is fully released. Brake pipe pressure is usually represented by a black or white needle on the brake pipe gauge, and its pressure is controlled by the train brake control device.
Brake cylinder pressure goes between 0 and 3.75 bar and represents the actual braking force applied to the wheels. Brake cylinder pressure is usually represented by a red needle on the brake pipe gauge.
Since gauges display pressures relative to the atmospheric pressure, the actual absolute pressures are approximately 1 bar higher than what's indicated on the gauge and used in technical documentation.