Parking Brake Lever Stroke; Parking Brake Break-In - Mitsubishi OUTLANDER Manual

Vehicle care and maintenance
Parking brake

Parking brake lever stroke

Check the parking brake lever travel occasionally. To check
this, pull the lever up slowly and count the number of clicks of
the ratchet. You should feel the parking brake grab between 3
to 5 notches (clicks).
Also check to see if the lever stays gripped by the ratchet after
pulling.
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WARNING
!
Continued operation of the vehicle with the parking
brake lever out of adjustment may result in the vehi-
cle moving when unattended.
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Parking brake break-in

Break-in the parking brake linings whenever the brake perfor-
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mance of the parking brake is insufficient or whenever the
parking brake linings and/or drum/discs are replaced, in order
to assure the best brake performance.
This procedure is described in the vehicle service manual and
can be carried out by an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer