Removal
1)Place gear shift lever in “1st” (M/T model) or select lever in P range (A/T model), and block drive wheels.
2)Remove floor console rear box.
3)Disconnect parking brake switch connector from parking brake lever.
4)Loosen parking brake adjusting nut (1).
5)Remove parking brake lever bolts (1) and then remove parking brake lever (2) together with equalizer (3).
Installation
1)Tighten parking brake lever bolts (1) to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Parking brake lever bolt (a): 26 N·m (2.7 kgf-m, 19.5 lbf-ft)
2)Connect parking brake cable to equalizer, and then adjust parking brake cable.
3)Check that brake system operates properly.