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Removal & Installation

  1. Remove center console. See CENTER CONSOLE .
  2. Using Special Tool (32 1 030), press stop (1) of adjusting spring back until retaining hook (2) engages in stop (1). See Figure. This will lock adjuster unit (ASZE).
  3. Unclip mounting clip (1) upwards out of balance arm (2). See Figure.
  4. Guide parking brake Bowden cables (1) inwards with a screwdriver and pull out of balance bar (2). See Figure.
  5. Disconnect cable (1) from parking brake check switch. See Fig 1. Release screws (2) and remove parking brake lever (3).
  6. To install, reverse removal procedure. Tighten parking brake to body screws to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
  7. Adjust parking brake. See PARKING BRAKE  under ADJUSTMENTS.
Fig 1: Removing Parking Brake Lever
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