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Audi A3 Mk101 · Running gear
01 · Steering & suspension

Adjusting handbrake

Make
Audi
Model
A3 Mk1
Section
Brake, brake mechanics › Handbrake › Adjusting handbrake
Running gearAdjusting handbrake
Handbrake
Adjusting handbrake
 
A46-0093

Note:

Re-adjustment is only necessary on replacing handbrake cables, brake calipers and brake discs.

  • ‒ Take rear ashtray out of centre console.
  • ‒ → With handbrake lever in rest position, tighten adjusting nut
    -arrow- ...

 
N46-0167
  • ‒ → ... until levers -arrow- at brake calipers are lifted off stop.
    • ‒ The maximum permissible distance from the stop on either side is 3 mm.
  • ‒ Apply handbrake firmly 3 times and then release.
  • ‒ With handbrake released, check whether both wheels turn freely.

Note:

Due to the automatic adjustment of the rear brake, it is no longer necessary to adjust the handbrake after performing re-adjustment work.

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