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Parking Brake Cable

Fig 1: Parking Brake Cable Overview
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  1. Lower Right Guide Tube for Right Parking Brake Cable
  2. Clip for Lower Right Guide Tube
  3. Nut for Lower Right Clip
    • Do not loosen to remove parking brake cable and guide tube.
    • 12 Nm
  4. Left and Right Bolt
    • 4 Nm
  5. Brake Cable Bracket to Left and Right Axle Beam
    • Remove underbody protection, depending on model.
  6. Left and Right Parking Brake Cable
  7. Left and Right Rubber Grommets
  8. Left and Right Parking Brake Cable
  9. Left and Right Parking Brake Cable Bracket
  10. Clip for Lower Left Guide Tube
  11. Lower Left Guide Tube

Removing 

-- Release parking brake.

-- Loosen cover in rear center console compartment with a hook and remove.

-- Remove the parking brake cable adjusting nut far enough so left and right parking brake cable -3- can be disengaged from compensator -4-.

Fig 2: Removing Parking Brake Cable Adjusting Nut
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-- Raise vehicle.

-- Loosen parking brake cable from left and right brake caliper. Refer to PARKING BRAKE CABLE, LOOSENING FROM BRAKE CALIPER AND ENGAGING .

-- Loosen right bolt from right axle beam and remove bracket with parking brake cable.

-- Disengage right parking brake cable from bracket.

-- Unclip right guide tube PARKING BRAKE, ADJUSTING  from bracket PARKING BRAKE CABLE GUIDE TUBE , do not loosen nut PARKING BRAKE CABLE .

-- Carefully remove right parking brake cable from right guide tube.

-- Loosen left bolt from left axle beam and remove bracket with parking brake cable.

-- Disengage left parking brake cable from bracket.

-- Unclip left guide tube PARKING BRAKE CABLE  from left bracket PARKING BRAKE CABLE .

-- Carefully remove left parking brake cable from left guide tube.

Installing 

NOTE:

The parking brake cable must not be tensioned or pulled.

-- Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.

-- Carefully place left and right parking brake cables through respective guide tube in vehicle interior.

-- Engage parking brake cable in left and right brake caliper. Refer to PARKING BRAKE CABLE, LOOSENING FROM BRAKE CALIPER AND ENGAGING .

-- Lower vehicle.

-- Remove left and right parking brake cable -3- upward out of respective guide tube -2-.

Fig 3: Removing Left And Right Parking Brake Cable
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-- Engage left and right parking brake cable -3- in compensator -4-.

-- Tension parking brake cable with compensator adjusting nut -4-.

NOTE:

After installing brake cable, parking brake must be adjusted. Refer to PARKING BRAKE, ADJUSTING .