Parking Brake, Adjusting, with Disc Brakes

Parking Brake, Adjusting, with Disc Brakes

• A new adjustment is necessary only after replacing brake cables, brake calipers or brake discs.

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 with Highline Center Console

- Open the cover on the rear storage compartment.

- Remove the mat from the storage compartment.

Vehicles with Basis Center Console

- Remove the mat from the rear storage compartment.

Continuation for Both Vehicles

- Tighten the adjusting nut - arrow - until.






- ... the lever - 1 - on the brake calipers lift off from their stops - 2 -.






- 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 together.

- Check whether wheels turn freely.

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