Parking brake — adjustment

The rear wheel brakes are equipped with an automatic adjustment device and therefore the parking brake does not need to be adjusted as part of maintenance.

Adjustment of the parking brake is only necessary after removal and installation:

• drive cables;
• caliper/guide shoe brake rear wheel;
• rear wheel brake discs.

Adjustment

1. Release the parking brake.

2. Remove the center console, see the relevant chapter.

3. Squeeze out a brake pedal against the stop at least three times.

Attention! It is assumed that the foot brake functions flawlessly and that air has been purged from the system.

4. Tighten the parking brake lever at least three times and release it.

Attention! Jacking up the vehicle carries the risk of injury. It is recommended that you first familiarize yourself with the safety measures when installing the car on jack stands.

5. Place the rear of the vehicle on jack stands so that the rear wheels are free to sag.

6. Screw the adjusting nut on the equalizer so that the parking brake levers on both calipers move away from the stops (see arrow in illustration). The parking brake lever must be released.



7. Tighten the adjusting nut so that when the parking brake lever is released, the distance -a- between the drive lever on both calipers and its stop 2 reaches 1-3 mm (see illustration).




8. Make sure both rear wheels turn freely. Loosen the adjusting nut slightly if necessary.

9. Lower the car on wheels.