Parking Brake System: Adjustments
Parking Brake, Adjusting
The parking brake must be adjusted after replacing the parking brake cable and the brake caliper.
- Depending on the center console version, either remove only the cupholder, the rear cover or the entire center console.
- Operate brake pedal forcefully at least three times.
- Engage the parking brake three times and release it.
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 the stop - 2 - on the left and right brake caliper must not exceed 1.5 mm together.
- 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.