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Handbrake Lever

Handbrake lever

To remove
1. Raise the car.





2. Remove the return springs and unhook the cables from the hand brake actuating levers.
3. Lower the car to the floor.





4. Remove the center console and the gaiter from the hand brake lever.
5. Unplug the hand brake warning lamp connector.
6. Undo the cable tie securing the wiring harness.
7. Undo the hand brake lever's 4 retaining nuts.
8. Lift the hand brake lever straight up and carefully pull the entire cable equalizer assembly up through the hole and into the cabin.
9. Turn the hand brake cable through 90 degrees and separate the cable equalizer.

To fit
1. Insert the hand brake cable into the cable equalizer and turn it through 90 degrees.





2. Pull the cables back slightly at the rear wheels.
3. Correctly position the complete hand brake lever assembly.
4. Fit the hand brake lever's 4 retaining nuts.
5. Use a cable tie to secure the wiring harness.
6. Plug in the hand brake warning lamp connector.
7. Fit the center console and the gaiter on the hand brake lever.
8. Raise the car.





9. Hook the cables onto the actuating levers and fit the return springs.
10. Adjust the hand brake.