Parking Brake System: Adjustments

Parking Brake, Adjusting

• Only readjust after replacing parking brake cables, brake calipers and brake discs.

- Firmly depress brake pedal once.

- Parking brake lever in released position. Tighten adjustment nut enough that the levers - arrow - lift off stops at brake calipers.





- Maximum gap of 1.5 mm to stop - arrow - is permitted on each side.

- Pull on parking brake 3 times and then release again.

- Check whether wheels turn freely. If necessary, slightly turn back adjustment nut.

- Secure adjustment nut with lock nut.

• Because the rear brakes have an automatic adjustment function, readjusting the parking brake is usually not necessary (following initial adjustment).