Parking Brake System: Adjustments

Parking brake, adjusting

Note: A new adjustment is only necessary after replacing, parking brake cables, brake calipers and brake discs.

- Remove center console extension,
- Firmly depress brake pedal three times.
- Pull parking brake three times and then release again.





- Parking brake lever in "rest/off" position. Tighten adjusting nut until lever -arrow- lifts off the brake caliper stop.
- A gap of min. 1.0 mm (0.039 inch) and max. 3.0 mm (0.118 inch) from stop arrow- is permissible on each side.
- Check that both wheels turn freely. Adjust the adjustment nut if necessary.

Note: Due to the automatic rear wheel brake adjustment there is no requirement to adjust the parking brake after making new/initial adjustment.