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Brake system - Edition 10.2020
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Brake pedal
⇒ a4.2 nd installing mounting bracket”, page 77
⇒ b4.3 rake pedal from brake servo”, page 80
⇒ b4.4 rake pedal to brake servo”, page 81
⇒ a4.5 nd installing brake pedal”, page 82
4.1
Assembly overview – brake pedal
⇒ o4.1.2 verview – brake pedal, right-hand drive vehicles”, page
76
4.1.1
Assembly overview – brake pedal, left-hand drive vehicles
WARNING
The brake pedal travel must not be restricted by additional
floor coverings.
Do not lubricate or grease the pivot pin. The pivot pin must
remain dry.
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1 - Guide bush
2 - Stud
❑ On body
3 - Guide bush
4 - Guide bush
5 - Mounting bracket
❑ Removing and instal‐
ling ⇒ page 77
6 - Hexagon nut, self-locking
❑ Renew after removal
❑ 25 Nm
7 - Securing clip
8 - Cap
❑ For brake pedal
9 - Brake pedal
❑ Separating brake ped‐
al from brake servo ⇒
page 80
❑ Connect brake pedal
to brake servo ⇒ page
81
❑ Removing and instal‐
ling ⇒ page 82
10 - Bearing bush
❑ Ensure correct installa‐
tion position
11 - Bearing shell
12 - Support
❑ For ball head of brake servo plunger rod.
13 - Bearing mounting
❑ To remove, remove mounting bracket first
❑ Do not lubricate or grease the pivot pin. The pivot pin must remain dry.
14 - Stud
❑ From brake servo
Bolting sequence:
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4.1.2
Assembly overview – brake pedal, right-hand drive vehicles
WARNING
The brake pedal travel must not be restricted by additional
floor coverings.
Do not lubricate or grease the pivot pin. The pivot pin must
remain dry.
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Brake system - Edition 10.2020
1 - Bolt
❑ 20 Nm
2 - Stud
3 - Guide bush
4 - Mounting bracket
❑ Removing and instal‐
ling ⇒ page 78
5 - Thread insert
6 - Retaining ring
7 - Securing clip
8 - Nut
❑ 25 Nm
9 - Bearing bush
10 - Brake pedal
❑ Separating brake ped‐
al from brake servo ⇒
page 80
❑ Connect brake pedal
to brake servo ⇒ page
81
❑ Removing and instal‐
ling ⇒ page 82
11 - Cap
12 - Support
❑ For ball head of brake
servo plunger rod.
13 - Bearing mounting
❑ Do not lubricate or
grease the pivot pin.
The pivot pin must re‐
main dry.
14 - Stud
15 - Guide bush
16 - Guide bush
4.2
Removing and installing mounting
bracket
⇒ a4.2.2 nd installing mounting bracket, right-hand drive vehi‐
cles”, page 78
4.2.1
Removing and installing mounting
bracket, left-hand drive vehicles
– Remove brake pedal ⇒ page 82 .
– Remove accelerator pedal module -GX2- ⇒ Rep. gr. 20; Ac‐
celerator mechanism; Removing and installing accelerator
pedal module -GX2-.
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– Unscrew nuts -1 to 4-.
– Carefully remove foot pedal cluster.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– Connect brake pedal to brake servo ⇒ page 81 .
Tightening sequence for securing nuts:
Torque settings
♦ ⇒ o4.1.1 verview – brake pedal, left-hand drive vehicles”,
page 74
♦ ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 70; Central tube for
dash panel; Assembly overview - central tube for dash panel
♦ ⇒ Heating, air conditioning; Rep. gr. 87; Air duct; Assembly
overview – air duct and air distribution in passenger com‐
partment
♦ ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 69; Knee airbags;
Assembly overview - knee airbag.
♦ ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68; Compart‐
ments/covers; Overview of fitting locations – compart‐
ments/covers
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 20; Accelerator mechanism; Assembly overview -
accelerator module
4.2.2
Removing and installing mounting
bracket, right-hand drive vehicles
Removing
– Remove wiper arms ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 92; Wind‐
screen wiper system; Removing and installing wiper arms.
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– Remove plenum chamber cover ⇒ General body repairs,
exterior; Rep. gr. 50; Bulkhead; Removing and installing ple‐
num chamber cover.
– Remove wiper motor -V- ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 92;
Windscreen wiper system; Removing and installing wiper
motor V.
– Unscrew bolt -1-.
– Ensure that wiring harness -2- is routed correctly to prevent
it from being trapped.
– Remove brake pedal ⇒ page 82 .
– Remove accelerator pedal module -GX2- ⇒ Fuel supply sys‐
tem - petrol engines; Rep. gr. 20; Accelerator mechanism;
Removing and installing accelerator pedal module.
– Remove nuts -arrows- from mounting bracket -1-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– Ensure that wiring harness -2- is routed correctly to prevent
it from being trapped.
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– Clip wiring harness -2- to mounting bracket -1- -arrows-.
– Connect brake pedal to brake servo ⇒ page 81 .
Torque settings
♦ ⇒ o4.1.2 verview – brake pedal, right-hand drive vehicles”,
page 76
♦ Crash bar ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 70; Cen‐
tral tube for dash panel; Assembly overview - central tube for
dash panel
♦ Footwell vents ⇒ Heating, air conditioning system; Rep.
gr. 87; Air duct; Assembly overview - air duct and air distri‐
bution in passenger compartment.
♦ Knee airbag ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 69;
Knee airbags; Assembly overview - knee airbag.
♦ Covers on driver side ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep.
gr. 68; Compartments/covers; Overview of fitting locations -
compartments/covers
♦ Windscreen wiper system ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 92;
Windscreen wiper system; Assembly overview - windscreen
wiper system
♦ Plenum chamber cover ⇒ General body repairs, exterior;
Rep. gr. 50; Plenum chamber bulkhead; Assembly overview
- plenum chamber cover
4.3
Separating brake pedal from brake ser‐
vo
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Release tool -T10159B-
– Remove storage compartment on driver side ⇒ General
body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68; Compartments/covers;
Overview of fitting locations - compartments/covers.
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– Remove dash panel trim on driver side ⇒ General body re‐
pairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68; Storage compartments/covers;
Assembly overview – dash panel trim on driver side.
– If fitted, remove knee airbag ⇒ General body repairs, interior;
Rep. gr. 69; Knee airbags; Removing and installing knee
airbag with igniter.
– Remove footwell vent driver side ⇒ Heater, air conditioning
system; Rep. gr. 87; Air duct; Removing and installing foot‐
well vent on driver side.
– First press brake pedal -1- in direction of brake servo, and
hold it in this position.
1 - Brake pedal
2 - Push rod
3 - Retaining lugs
4 - Mounting bracket
– Insert release tool -T10159B- -A- and pull in direction of
driver seat while counter-holding on brake pedal -1-. At this
moment, brake pedal must not be allowed to move towards
driver seat. This action will press retaining lugs -3- of mount‐
ing off ball head of plunger rod -2-.
For the sake of clarity, separation of brake pedal from brake
servo is shown with pedal cluster removed.
– Pull release tool -T10159B- and brake pedal together to‐
wards driver's seat. As a result, brake pedal is pulled off
push rod ball head.
Specified torque
♦ Remove footwell cover on driver side ⇒ General body re‐
pairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68; Compartments/covers; Overview
of fitting locations - compartments/covers.
4.4
Connecting brake pedal to brake servo
– Hold ball head of push rod in front of mounting and push
brake pedal in direction of brake servo, so that the ball head
clicks into place.
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– Check engagement by pulling briefly on brake pedal.
Further installation is performed in the reverse order.
4.5
Removing and installing brake pedal
⇒ a4.5.2 nd installing brake pedal, right-hand drive vehicles”,
page 84
4.5.1
Removing and installing brake pedal,
left-hand drive vehicles
– Remove storage compartment on driver side ⇒ General
body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68; Compartments/covers;
Overview of fitting locations - compartments/covers.
– Remove dash panel trim on driver side ⇒ General body re‐
pairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68; Storage compartments/covers;
Assembly overview – dash panel trim on driver side.
– If fitted, remove knee airbag ⇒ General body repairs, interior;
Rep. gr. 69; Knee airbags; Removing and installing knee
airbag with igniter.
– Remove footwell vent driver side ⇒ Heater, air conditioning
system; Rep. gr. 87; Air duct; Removing and installing foot‐
well vent on driver side.
– Remove steering column universal joint -2- from steering
rack ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr. 48; Steering
column; Removing and installing steering column.
– Pull off universal joint and swivel steering column to one
side.
– If present, remove crash bar ⇒ General body repairs, interi‐
or; Rep. gr. 70; Central tube for dash panel; Removing and
installing crash bar.
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– To do this, remove data bus diagnostic interface -J533-
⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 97; Control units; Removing
and installing data bus diagnostic interface -J533-.
– Unscrew bolt for brake pedal crash bar.
– Separate brake pedal from brake servo ⇒ page 80 .
– Release and pull off connectors -arrows-.
– Lay wiring harness to side.
– Pull off securing clip -1-.
– Pull out pin -3- towards left in direction of -arrow-.
– Remove brake pedal downwards from mounting bracket.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– Connect brake pedal to brake servo ⇒ page 81 .
Torque settings
♦ ⇒ o4.1.1 verview – brake pedal, left-hand drive vehicles”,
page 74
♦ ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 70; Central tube for
dash panel; Assembly overview - central tube for dash panel
♦ ⇒ Heating, air conditioning; Rep. gr. 87; Air duct; Assembly
overview – air duct and air distribution in passenger com‐
partment
♦ ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 69; Knee airbags;
Assembly overview - knee airbag.
♦ ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68; Compart‐
ments/covers; Overview of fitting locations – compart‐
ments/covers
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4.5.2
Removing and installing brake pedal,
right-hand drive vehicles
– Remove storage compartment on driver side ⇒ General
body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68; Compartments/covers;
Overview of fitting locations - compartments/covers.
– Remove dash panel trim on driver side ⇒ General body re‐
pairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68; Storage compartments/covers;
Assembly overview – dash panel trim on driver side.
– If fitted, remove knee airbag ⇒ General body repairs, interior;
Rep. gr. 69; Knee airbags; Removing and installing knee
airbag with igniter.
– Remove footwell vent driver side ⇒ Heater, air conditioning
system; Rep. gr. 87; Air duct; Removing and installing foot‐
well vent on driver side.
– Remove steering column universal joint -2- from steering
rack ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr. 48; Steering
column; Removing and installing steering column.
– Pull off universal joint and swivel steering column to one
side.
– If present, remove crash bar ⇒ General body repairs, interi‐
or; Rep. gr. 70; Central tube for dash panel; Removing and
installing crash bar.
– To do this, remove data bus diagnostic interface -J533-
⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 97; Control units; Removing
and installing data bus diagnostic interface -J533-.
– Unscrew bolt for brake pedal crash bar.
– Separate brake pedal from brake servo ⇒ page 80 .
– Release and pull off connectors -arrows-.
– Lay wiring harness to side.
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– Pull off securing clip -1-.
– While doing this, push control unit -2- to one side slightly.
– Pull out pin -3- towards left in direction of -arrow-.
– Pull crash bar for brake pedal forwards and guide out pin.
– Guide out pin on steering pillar.
– Remove brake pedal downwards from mounting bracket.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– Connect brake pedal to brake servo ⇒ page 81 .
Torque settings
♦ ⇒ o4.1.2 verview – brake pedal, right-hand drive vehicles”,
page 76
♦ ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 70; Central tube for
dash panel; Assembly overview - central tube for dash panel
♦ ⇒ Heating, air conditioning; Rep. gr. 87; Air duct; Assembly
overview – air duct and air distribution in passenger com‐
partment
♦ ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 69; Knee airbags;
Assembly overview - knee airbag.
♦ ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68; Compart‐
ments/covers; Overview of fitting locations – compart‐
ments/covers
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