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Can Anyone with a Service manual post Parking Brake adjust instructions please?

rjinaz86323

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Can someone with a service manual that covers 2018 F3 post the pages for adjusting the parking brake. I am 2 hours from the dealer and would like to not have to make the trip. TIA
 
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From my 2014 service manual:

PARKING BRAKE CABLE

Parking Brake Cable Adjustment

1. Loosen parking brake cable retaining nut.
2. Remove cable tip from the tensioner and cable from the cable support.
3. Using parking brake cable tip, pull on cable to remove slack.
4. Insert parking brake cable tip into parking brake tensioner and parking brake cable into parking brake cable support.
5. Rotate parking brake cable adjustment nut clockwise to rotate the lever clockwise up until the distance (A) between parking brake cable tip and parking brake cable support is shortened by 6mm (.24in).
6. Rotate parking brake cable adjustment nut counterclockwise for 4 1/2 turns or 5.6 mm (.22in).
7. Finger tighten parking brake cable retaining nut.
8. Once adjusted properly, the minimum distance between the parking brake cable retaining nut and the rubber part should be 1 mm (.04 in).
9. Tighten retaining nuts on the parking brake cable support to 12 N•m (106lbf•in).
10. Apply and release the parking brake a few times to ensure normal operation of the mechanism.

If parking brake cable cannot be properly adjusted using this procedure, replace cable. Refer to PARKING BRAKE CABLE REMOVAL in this subsection.

Best wishes.
 
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