Does anyone know if the procedure in RAVE for setting up the handbrake shoes is the same on vehicles with electronic brakes? .... When i changed my rear discs I set them up to the required 8 clicks but doesnt seem very effective .... Motor seems to travel for longer now when applying too.

Last edited by Katash on 28th Mar 2013 7:10pm. Edited 1 time in total

EPB is self adjusting AFAIK.

Found this from TOPIX

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Parking Brake and Actuation - Parking Brake Shoes Bedding-In
General Procedures
• NOTE: This procedure must be carried out if, new parking brake shoes are fitted, new rear brake discs are fitted or if the vehicle has been mud wading (not water) for more than 50 miles.

1. Carry out the parking brake shoe bedding-in procedure.

2. NOTE: The parking brake shoes 'bedding-in procedure' mode will remain active for the remainder of the ignition cycle, or until the vehicle speed exceeds 31 mph (50 kph). If the procedure needs to be re-entered, the entry actions must be repeated.
To enter the parking brake shoes 'bedding-in procedure' mode.

Start and run the engine.
Apply the brake pedal 3 times within 10 seconds and hold applied after the 3rd application.
Apply the electronic parking brake switch 4 times, followed by 3 release applications within 10 seconds.

3. Once the parking brake shoes 'bedding-in procedure' mode has been entered, the parking brake warning lamp will flash and the parking brake shoes can be bedded-in. Conduct 10 repeated stops from 30 - 35 kph (19 - 22 mph), followed by a 500 metre (547 yard) interval between each stop to allow the parking brake actuator and rear brakes to cool.

The electronic parking brake brake force will be increased up to the dynamic maximum so long as the switch is held in the applied position.

If the switch is released to either the NEUTRAL or OFF positions, the electronic parking brake will be released.

The parking brake actuator and rear brakes MUST be allowed to cool between applications, either by driving at 19 mph (30 kph) for 500 metres (547 yards) or remaining stationary for 1 minute between each application.

Just completed this procedure, works exactly how it says, now the EPB seems to be set up correctly, basically beforehand the EPB would hold the car whilst on a slope and in neutral and would hold the car while in reverse but not hold the car while in drive - now it works perfectly.

I had no idea you had to do this procedure - maybe work WIKI'ing it?

I did it with my manual handbrake after changing brake shoes.

I do a more extreme version for the brake pads, 60 > 0 hard braking 5/6 times. .
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This procedure seems to calculate and alter how much force is applied by the servo