Overview - Parking Brake

Due to a mechanical or electrical fault, it may be required to manually loosen the parking brake in order to move the vehicle. Refer to PARKING BRAKE, MANUALLY LOOSENING .

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Parking Brake

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1. Rear Brake Caliper
2. Seal
   • Replace after removing.
3. Bolt
   • 13 Nm
   • Self-locking
   • Replace after removing.
4. Electro-Mechanical Parking Brake Motor
   • Left Parking Brake Motor -V282-
   • Right Parking Brake Motor -V283-
   • Refer to LEFT AND RIGHT PARKING BRAKE MOTOR -V282- / -V283-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING 
5. ABS Control Module -J104-
   • With integrated control for the electro-mechanical parking brake
   • Refer to ABS CONTROL MODULE -J104- /ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT -N55-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
6. Electromechanical Parking Brake Button -E538-
   • With Electromechanical Parking Brake Indicator Lamp -K213-
   • Removing and Installing. Refer to ELECTROMECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE BUTTON -E538- /-AUTO HOLD- BUTTON -E540-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
7. Instrument Cluster
   • With Instrument Cluster Control Module -J285- for the display of the indicator and warning lamps