If there is no special tool, then you need to loosen the wheel nuts, raise the front of the car, remove the wheel.
Illuminate the brake pad with a lamp. The wear limit is reached at a brake lining thickness of 2 mm. For more precise control, you can remove the pads.
(46-377) - Teves brake pad
Note: As a rule of thumb, 1 mm of brake linings corresponds to at least 1,000 km of driving. This rule is valid under adverse conditions. In a normal case, the linings last much longer. With a lining thickness of 5 mm, they are enough for at least 3000 km.
Screw on the wheel, lower the vehicle, tighten the wheel bolts crosswise with a torque of 180 Nm.
(46-378) - Girling brake pad
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