This stopping rubber ensures that the pedal is not depressed more than strictly necessary, it is mounted on the floor.
This rubber is only applicable if your Volkswagen Bus is equipped with power-assisted (servo) brakes, on many VW Buses it is no longer present or so worn that it can no longer fulfil its function as a stopping rubber.
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