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Parking Brake

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NOTE: Accurate adjustment of parking brake is only possible if parking brake Bowden cables and all moving parts move easily and function correctly.
  1. Release parking brake with push-button located left of steering wheel.
  2. Remove one wheel lug bolt on each rear wheel. Rotate wheel until threaded bore in right wheel reaches 7 o'clock and left wheel reaches 5 o'clock setting.
  3. Turn adjusting screw with a screwdriver until it is no longer possible to turn wheel. See Fig 1.
  4. Unfasten adjusting screw 10 notches.
  5. Install and tighten wheel lug bolt to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
Fig 1: Turning Adjusting Screw
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