Overview - Parking Brake

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Due to a mechanical or electrical malfunction, the parking brake may need to be released manually in order to move the vehicle. Refer to PARKING BRAKE, MANUALLY LOOSENING .

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Parking Brake

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Rear Brake Caliper
Seal
- Replace after removing
Bolt
- 8 Nm
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
ABS Control Module -J104-
- The control for the electro-mechanical parking brake is integrated in the ABS Control Module -J104-.
- ABS Control Module -J104- /ABS Hydraulic Unit -N55-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
Electromechanical Parking Brake Button -E538-
- With Electromechanical Parking Brake Indicator Lamp -K213-
- Component location, removing and installing. Refer to COMPONENT LOCATION OVERVIEW - CONTROLS IN CENTER CONSOLE .
Instrument Cluster
- With Parking Brake Indicator Lamp -K139-
- The indicator lamp cannot be replaced separately.
- Refer to OVERVIEW - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER .