Parking Brake, Adjusting, Disc Brakes: Adjusting

-- Raise the vehicle.

-- Press the brake pedal forcefully at least three times.

-- Apply the parking brake 3 times and then release.

The parking brake lever must go back into the rest position by itself under the first detent.

• Parking brake lever in released position.

Vehicles without Center Armrest 

Fig 1: Identifying Center Console

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-- Remove the mat from the storage compartment.

-- Open access cover -1- in the center console.

Vehicles with Center Armrest 

Fig 2: Identifying Trim Panel And Center Armrest

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-- Remove the cover -1- on the center armrest -2-.

-- Remove the nut -1- on the center armrest -2-.

Fig 3: Identifying Nut And Center Armrest

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-- Remove the center armrest. Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .

Vehicles with Bosch Rear Brakes 

Fig 4: Identifying Parking Brake Cable And Adjusting Nut

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-- Adjust the parking brake using the adjusting nut -arrow-.

-- Tighten the adjusting nut -arrow- until the levers -1- on the brake calipers lift off from their stops -2-.

Fig 5: Identifying Brake Calipers

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-- The distance -a- between the lever -1- to the stop -2- on the left and right brake calipers may be less than or equal to 1.5 mm.

-- Check whether wheels turn freely.

Vehicles with CI 38 Rear Brakes. 

Fig 6: Identifying Parking Brake Cable And Adjusting Nut

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-- Adjust the parking brake using the adjusting nut -arrow-.

-- Tighten the adjusting nut until the levers -1- on the brake calipers lift off from their stops -2-.

Fig 7: Identifying Levers, Stops, And Measuring Cable Movement

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-- The distance -a- to the stop -2- on the left and right brake caliper must not exceed 1.5 mm together.

-- Check whether wheels turn freely.

Continuation for all vehicles 

Due to the automatic rear brake adjuster, there is no need to adjust the parking brake after making initial adjustment.