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, refer to "Storage Compartments, Covers and Trim" in.

- Operate foot brake 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.

Vehicles with Bosch Rear Brakes.






- Tighten the adjusting nut until the levers - 1 - on the brake calipers lift off from their stops - 2 -.

- The distance- a - between the lever - 1 - to the stop - 2 - on the left and right brake calipers must not exceed 1.5 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.