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Parking Brake: SLK230

  1. Loosen parking brake adjusting nut at parking brake lever. Loosen adjusting nut until parking brake cables sag. See Figure. Raise and support vehicle. Remove rear wheels. Align wheel bolt hole with parking brake adjuster. Using a screwdriver, turn adjusting wheel up on right rear side of vehicle. Turn adjusting wheel down on left side of vehicle. Turn both adjusting wheels until rear brake disc can't be rotated (tight).
  2. Turn adjusting wheels 5-6 teeth (down on right) and (up on left) until rear brake disc can be turned freely. Turn adjusting wheel an equal number of turns at each wheel. Tighten parking adjusting nut at lever until parking brake cables no longer sag. Forcefully operate parking brake several times. Adjust parking brake adjusting nut until parking brake starts to apply moving lever one notch.