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You can adjust the parking brake on your Chevy Lumina right from your home garage, saving yourself time and money. The parking brake can be adjusted from inside the vehicles center console. You just need a couple of tools from your local auto parts retailer and about a half hour of time to get the job done. You will know its time to adjust the parking brake if your vehicle starts to move while parked on a downhill slope with the parking brake set.

Accessing the Parking Brake Cable

Release the parking brake lever. Locate the two screws on either side of the center console cover between the driver and front passengers seats. Pull up on the release lever and remove the screws on the console with a screwdriver. Pull straight up on the console cover to remove it.

Adjusting the Parking Brake Cable

Locate the two nuts on the parking brake cable. Turn the nuts in a clockwise direction with a wrench to tighten the cable. This adjusts the parking brake.

Finishing Up

Put the console cover back into place and tighten the screws with the screwdriver. Pull up on the parking brake lever. It should pull up a maximum of six clicks or less.

You can make an adjustment to the parking brake on your GMC Safari right from your home garage, saving yourself time and money. The way you can tell that its time to adjust your Safaris parking brake is when you park downhill and set the parking brake but it starts to slip. The best part is that the job doesnt take long and you dont even need any tools.

Instructions

1

Locate the parking brake pedal on the left side of the drivers foot well. Press down on the pedal all the way to the floor as far as it will go.

2

Disengage the parking brake pedal by pressing down on it again with your foot.

3

Repeat Steps 1 and 2 at least three more times to adjust your Safaris parking brake. This automatic adjustment takes up the slack in the parking brake cable.

4

Park your vehicle facing downhill. Engage the parking brake. You will know you have correctly adjusted the parking brake if your Safari holds in place and doesnt slip.