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Parking Brake System: Adjustments






Parking Brake, Adjusting

A new adjustment is necessary only after replacing brake cables, brake calipers or brake discs.

- Depending on the center console version, either remove only the cupholder, the rear cover or the entire center console.

- Operate foot brake forcefully at least three times.

- Apply the parking brake 3 times and then release.

The parking brake lever must go back into the rest position by itself under the first detent.

Parking brake lever in released position.

- Tighten adjustment nut - arrow (close-up) -...





- ...until levers - 1 - on brake calipers lift off from stop - 2 -.





- The distance - a - to stop - 2 - at left and right brake pads together must not fall short 1 mm and not exceed 3 mm.

- Check whether wheels turn freely.

Due to the automatic rear brake adjuster, there is no need to adjust the parking brake after making initial adjustment.