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Handbrake control switchF9: replace > < Installing

Leon Mk2

Adjust handbrake.
Adjust handbrake.
  Note
The new adjustment is only necessary if the hand brake cable, the brake callipers or the brake disks have been replaced.
–  Remove the rear cover of the central console → Interior body installation work; Rep. gr. 68 .
–  Place the hand brake lever in rest position.
   
–  Tighten the readjustment nut -arrow (magnifying glass)-until the
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–  ... lever -1- is separated from the limit -2- on the brake calliper.
–  The measurement -a- to the limit -2- in the left and right hand side brake callipers should not be less than 1 mm or larger than 4 mm.
The distance on one side must be more than 0 mm and not more than 3 mm.
–  Operate the hand brake 3 times strongly, releasing it once more.
–  With the hand brake released, check if the rear wheels may rotate fully. And if the clearance -a- to the brake saddle stays the same.
If necessary, correct the adjustment using the adjustment nut.
  Note
When automatically readjusting the rear wheel brake, following the new adjustment there is no need to readjust the hand brake.
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Handbrake control switchF9: replace > < Installing