Checking the parking brake

The parking brake must hold the vehicle on a slope of 25% when the lever is moved in the vehicle 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 = 1.25 m with an entrance length of L = 5 m (pic. 4.5). This ratio corresponds to a slope of 25%.

2. In the absence of such a ramp for a simplified check of the parking brake, park the car on a flat area. Set the gearshift lever to neutral position, raise the parking brake lever fully. Get out of the car and try to move it. If you succeeded, you need to urgently adjust the parking brake actuator (see «Parking brake actuator adjustment»).