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Enabling Park Brake Cable Automatic Adjuster

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  1. Have an assistant pull and hold the front park brake cable toward the rear of the vehicle to cause the ratcheting cam of the park brake lever assembly to rotate backwards, against the clock spring. See Figure .
  2. Have the assistant pull the front cable until the notch on the ratcheting cam is released from the pawl spring.
  3. Have the assistant slowly release the cable to allow the cam to coil properly.
  4. Fully apply and release the park brake lever 4-6 times to restore tension to the park brake cable system.
  5. Lower the vehicle. Install the floor console.