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Parking Brake Lever Stroke Adjustment

  1. Remove the floor console.

    (Refer to Body group - "FLOOR CONSOLE ")

  2. Apply the brake pedal 20 times with the force of 10kgf after bleeding. Then, for the cable to settle in, apply the parking brake full stroke more than 3 times.
  3. Install the parking brake cable adjuster, then adjust the parking brake lever stroke by turning adjusting nut (A).

    Parking brake lever stroke: 

    5 ~ 7 clicks (Pull the lever with 196N (20 kgf, 44 lbf))

    NOTE: After repairing the parking brake shoe, adjust the brake shoe clearance, and then adjust the parking brake lever stroke. (Refer to Parking Brake Lever Stroke Adjustment 
    Fig 1: Adjust Brake Shoe Clearance
    G11795784Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
    Fig 2: Locate Parking Brake Lever Stroke Adjusting Nut
    G11795785Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  4. Release the parking brake lever fully, and check that parking brakes do not drag when the rear wheels are turned. Readjust if necessary.
  5. Make sure that the parking brakes are fully applied when the parking brake lever is pulled up fully.
  6. Install the floor console.

    (Refer to Body - "FLOOR CONSOLE ")