Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual - part 456

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Note: 

-  Insert brake pads and brake pad 

retaining springs (arrows) into 
brake carrier. 

-  Pull protective foil off outer brake 

pad backplate. 

-  Secure brake caliper housing with 

new self-locking bolts. 

 The repair kit includes four self-

locking hex bolts which must be 
installed in all cases. 

    

 

Repair Manual, Suspension, 

Wheels, Steering, Repair Group 44; 
Tightening wheel bolts

 

Note: 

-  Press brake lever -2- in direction 

of arrow and attach parking brake 
cable. 

-  Install clip -1-. 

-  Adjusting parking brake 

 

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-  Install wheels. 

 After each brake pad change 

depress firmly brake pedal 
several times with vehicle 
stationary, so that the brake pads 
are properly seated in their 
normal operating position. 

 After changing brake pads check 

brake fluid level. 

Rear wheel brakes/disc brakes (all-wheel drive), servicing

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Parking brake, adjusting 

 

  

  

Note:  

  

  

A new adjustment is only necessary after 
replacing parking brake cables, brake calipers 
and brake discs. 

  

  

-  Remove center console extension, 

  

  

 

Repair Manual, Body Interior, Repair Group 

68; Compartments, covers and trims; Removing 
and installing center console.

 

  

  

-  Firmly depress brake pedal three times.  

  

  

-  Pull parking brake on three times and then 

release again. 

    

Note:  

Due to the automatic rear wheel brake adjustment 
there is no requirement to adjust the parking brake 
after making new/initial adjustment. 

-  Parking brake lever in "rest/off" position. Tighten 

adjusting nut until lever (arrow) lifts off the brake 
caliper stop. 

-  A gap of min. 1.0 mm (.039 in.) and max. 3.0 

mm (.118 in.) from stop (arrow) is permissible on 
each side. 

-  Check that both wheels turn freely. 

Rear wheel brakes/disc brakes (all-wheel drive), servicing

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Parking brake cables 
for disc brakes - front 
wheel drive, removing 
and installing 

  

  

Removing  

  

  

-  Remove center console 

extension, 

  

  

 

Repair Manual, Body Interior, 

Repair Group 68

 

  

  

-  Release parking brake. 

    

-  Loosen adjustment nut (arrow) 

until the parking brake cable can 
be unhooked from the 
compensator. 

-  Raise vehicle. 

    

-  Remove clip -1-. 

-  Press brake lever -2- in direction 

of arrow and unhook brake cable 
-3-. 

Parking brake cables for disc brakes - front wheel drive, removing and installing

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-  Unclip parking brake cable from 

retainer on rear axle (arrow -A-) 
and unhook from retainers 
(arrows). 

    

-  Pull parking brake cable out from 

guide tube -1- in direction of 
arrow. 

Parking brake cables for disc brakes - front wheel drive, removing and installing