Parking Brake Shoe Clearance Adjustment

1. Adjust the rear brake shoe clearance.
2. Remove the plug from the disc.
3. Rotate the toothed wheel of adjuster by a screw driver until the disc is not moving, and then return it by 5 notches in the opposite direction.
4. Check that the brake operates normally by pushing the EPB switch more than 3 times after installing the EPB module.
5. Connect KDS/GDS to Data Link Connector (DLC), and monitor "Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC)".
6. Clear all DTCs in the system with KDS/GDS.
7. Operate system or vehicle within DTC detecting condition in DTC Detecting Condition chart.
8. Monitor "Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC)" with KDS/GDS and verify that any DTC is stored.
9. Are any DTCs stored in the system?

Fig 1: Adjusting Parking Brake Shoe Clearance

Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

YES 

• Carefully re-do this troubleshooting guide steps.
• If excessive wear parking brake shoe, replace the parking brake shoe and go to "VERIFICATION OF VEHICLE REPAIR " procedure.
• If no problems in parking brake shoe, replace EPB ECU and go to "VERIFICATION OF VEHICLE REPAIR " procedure.

NO 

• Fault might be intermittent and caused either by poor contact in connectors or wiring harness, or it has been repaired and control module memory is not cleared yet. Thoroughly check terminal of battery, all connectors (and connections) for looseness, bending, corrosion, contamination, deterioration, and/or damage.
• Repair or replace as necessary and then go to "Verification Of Vehicle Repair " procedure.