EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE:MECHANICAL:LEVER SETTLING

Description

THE DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE GRIP MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO DISTORT THE GRIP AND PINCH THE BRAKE RELEASE KNOB. IF THE RELEASE KNOB STICKS IN A PARTIAL ENGAGE/RELEASE POSITION BECAUSE OF THE PINCHED GRIP, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE LEVER TO RELEASE UNINTENTIONALLY WITH A CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN PARKING BRAKE FORCE. IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY PARKED WITH THETRANSMISSION IN THE CORRECT POSITION, AND IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A GRADE,REDUCTION IN PARKING BRAKE FORCE COULD LEAD TO UNINTENTIONAL ROLLAWAY AND ANACCIDENT.

Product details

Product

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE:MECHANICAL:LEVER SETTLING

Type

Vehicle

Manufacturer

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

Model numbers

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UPCs

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What you should do

REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE GRIP WITH A NEW GRIP TYPE.