Emergency Release For EPB

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Only use the emergency release if the brake can no longer be released electrically (actuator faulty).

Unscrew oval-head screw -1- on the back of the actuator -2- .

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Oval-head screw on EPB actuator
Remove seal -1- .

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Seal
Screw in oval-head screw -1- (without seal) as far as it will go in order to pierce the cover.

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Oval-head screw on EPB actuator
Unscrew oval-head screw -1- again.

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Oval-head screw on EPB actuator
Turn emergency release screw -1- approx. 300 turns anti-clockwise until there is a noticeable increase in torque (brake shoes are loosened fully).

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Emergency release screw