Parking Brake, Adjusting

Parking Brake, Adjusting

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Ring spanner insert AF 21 (T10347)

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

Adjusting:

- Open the cover on the rear storage compartment inside the center console.

- Remove the liner from the storage compartment.






- Release the tabs - arrows - and open the service flap - 1 -.

- Remove the brake cable from the parking brake lever. Refer to => [ Brake Cables on Parking Brake Lever ] Brake Cables on Parking Brake Lever.

- Raise the vehicle.

- Push the brake pedal at least three times with force.

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

• Parking brake lever in released position.

- Engage the brake cable. Refer to => [ Brake Cables on Parking Brake Lever ] Brake Cables on Parking Brake Lever.

- Set the parking brake 1 time.

- Release the parking brake.

- Loosen the adjusting screw - 1 - using (T10347).






• The brake cables - 3 - will get tensioned through the quick adjustor - 2 -.

- Tighten the adjusting screw - 1 - using (T10347).

- Pull and loosen the parking brake three times.

- Loosen and tighten the adjusting screw - 1 - using (T10347).

- The distance- a - between the lever - 1 - to the stop - 2 - on the left and right brake calipers may be less than or equal to 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.

Tightening Specification