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Parking Brake System: Adjustments






Parking Brake, Adjusting

The parking brake must be adjusted after replacing the parking brake cable or the brake caliper.

- Depending on the center console version, either remove only the cupholder, the rear cover or the entire center console.

- Press the brake forcefully at least three times.

- Engage the parking brake three times and release it.

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

• Parking brake lever in released position.

- Tighten adjustment nut - arrow (close-up) -...





- ...until lever - 1 - on brake caliper lifts off from the stop - 2 -.





- 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.

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