Mazda CX5 - Emergency release of the electromechanical parking brake
| Data sheet | |
| Manufacturer | Mazda |
| Vehicle model | CX5 (KE) |
| Year of manufacture | 2011 - 2017 |
| Symptoms | Emergency release of the electromechanical parking brake |
This is how you perform an emergency release of the electromechanical parking brake on a Mazda CX5
Vehicles equipped with an electromechanical parking brake have an emergency release that allows the workshop to release the parking brake if the system fails.
Emergency release procedure:
Emergency release procedure:
- Secure vehicle against rolling away
- Release the parking brake
- Disconnect battery
- Disconnect the electrical plug connections on the actuators of the rear axle brake callipers
- Undo and remove the screws on the actuator
- Carefully remove the actuator from the brake calliper
- Turn the spindle drive (1) in the brake calliper counterclockwise with a suitable tool until the brake pads have come off the brake disc and the brake is free to move.
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