Checking the operation of the handbrake (Audi A4 B6)

1. The car should roll at idle speed on a road with a slight slope. Pull the handbrake lever to the first stop notch - the brake should begin to work (the car should not accelerate).

2. Tighten the lever even more. When the lever is in the third or at least fourth notch, the rear wheels should lock.

3. Large free play of the lever, in principle, can hardly occur due to worn linings, because the gap is automatically compensated by the adjusting device. Despite this, it is still necessary to check the rear brake linings. Another reason: if you constantly tighten the handbrake strongly when parking, then large free play of the lever may mean that the cables have stretched or a gap has appeared in the transmitting parts between the handbrake and the automatic adjusting device.

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