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Vehicle With Low Series Floor Console

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  1. If equipped, remove the manual transmission shift knob by turning counterclockwise. Remove the floor console front finish panel. See Fig 1 .
  2. Apply the parking brake. Remove the floor console rear finish panel.
  3. Remove the adjustment nut clip. See Fig 2 .
  4. Turn the parking brake control adjustment nut so that the parking brake control stroke is three to five notches when pulled.
  5. Confirm the parking brake is applied.
  6. Install the adjustment nut clip.
  7. To install, reverse removal procedure.
Fig 1: Identifying Shift Knob & Finish Panel
G00299535Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Fig 2: Identifying Parking Brake Control Adjustment Nut
G00299549Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.