Models with rear drum brakes
1. Raise the rear of the vehicle and support it on stands.
2. To check the handbrake adjustment, release it completely. Press the brake pedal several times to set the normal working clearance between the brake shoes and the drum. Tighten the handbrake several times to set the automatic handbrake adjustment mechanism correctly.
3. To check the correct adjustment of the handbrake, tighten the handbrake lever until it stops and count the number of clicks, which should be 7. If the number of clicks differs from the specified number, it is necessary to adjust as follows.
4. Remove the handbrake cover from the centre console and slide it off the handbrake lever to access the adjusting nut.
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5. Tighten the handbrake 5 clicks and turn the adjusting nut until the rear wheels of the car still rotate freely.
6. Tighten the handbrake lever 7 clicks and check that both rear wheels are braked. If necessary, repeat the adjustment process.
7. Install the protective cover and lower the vehicle.
Models with rear disc brakes
1. Raise the rear of the vehicle and support it on stands.
2. Release the handbrake lever, then tighten it 7 clicks. Check that both rear wheels are braked.
3. If adjustment is necessary, release the handbrake completely, remove the handbrake guard from the center console and slide it down the handbrake lever to access the adjusting nut. Unscrew the nut toward the end of the front handbrake cable.
4. Remove both rear wheels.
5. Turn the brake disc so that the hole in the disc is positioned opposite the adjusting bar. Insert a screwdriver through the hole in the brake disc and completely release the handbrake pads by turning the adjusting ring.
6. After the disc is fully braked by the brake pads, turn the adjusting ring back by 5-6 teeth, as a result of which the brake disc should rotate freely. Repeat the steps for adjusting the brake pad clearance on the second wheel.
7. Inside the car, tighten the adjusting nut on the handbrake lever (the figure shows the location of the nut) and tighten the handbrake 7 clicks. Check that the rear wheels are braked. If adjustment is necessary, release the handbrake and repeat the adjustment by turning the adjusting nut.
8. Install the rear wheels, install the handbrake lever guard and lower the vehicle.
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