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How to adjust the handbrake of the Skoda Octavia

Model: Skoda Octavia 5E, MK 3 - Years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Part: Parking brake

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In this video, we will see how to adjust the handbrake of a Skoda Octavia MK3 (but the same procedure is also valid for the Volkswagen Golf MK6, and probably for other types of cars as well), which has a significant amount of play. We can try this method: make sure you are on a flat surface, then press the brake pedal all the way down and pull the handbrake lever three times.

Now release the pedal, and if it has worked, the travel of the handbrake lever should have significantly shortened: in fact, it now reaches four clicks, while before it was much longer.


Posted on 2 February 2025 by ScegliAuto


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