- when adjusting 2-4 clicks;
- in operation 2-8 clicks. The parking brake should hold the car on a slope of 25% when moving the lever in the car interior by 7-9 teeth (clicks) ratchet device.
1. To check the correct adjustment of the parking brake, find a flyover or loading ramp near the parking lot of your car with a height of H \u003d 1.25 m with an entrance length of L \u003d 5 m. This ratio corresponds to a slope of 25%.
2. In the absence of such a ramp for a simplified check of the parking brake, install the car on a level area. Set the gearshift lever to neutral position, fully raise the parking brake lever in the cabin. Get out of the car and try to move it. If you succeeded, you need to urgently adjust the parking brake actuator. You will need two keys to check and adjust the parking brake actuator on your vehicle «at 13».
1. Install the car on a viewing hole or overpass.
2. Lower the parking brake lever all the way down.
3. Loosen the locknut 1 of the tensioner, holding the adjusting nut 2 with another wrench, until the parking brake cable is tensioned.
4. Check that the full stroke of the parking brake lever is 2-4 clicks.
5. After checking travel, tighten the equalizer locknut while holding the adjusting nut with a wrench.
6. Lower the parking brake lever all the way down and turn the rear wheels by hand. They should rotate evenly, without jamming. If during the adjustment process it is not possible to tension the parking brake cable, it must be replaced.