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Parking Brake System: Description and Operation

Parking Brake

The parking brake system is a mechanical system that activates a shoe-and-drum system within the rear brake disc. The parking brake system is cable-actuated and controlled by an independent foot-operated parking brake control. The parking brake system is actuated when the parking brake control is pressed. The parking brake control applies tension to rear parking brake shoes through the front parking brake cable and conduit and the LH/RH rear parking brake cables. The respective rear parking brake assemblies are then applied. The parking brake cable tension is self-adjusting.