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Removing and installing handbrake cable, Caddy 2011 ▶ — AUDI

Removing and installing handbrake cable, Caddy 2011 ▶ on Audi: 16 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

16 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code 2C0

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  • The centre console is not shown to improve clarity.

📋 Procedure

  1. Release handbrake.
  2. Remove drinks holder General body repairs, interior68Compartments, covers and trims.
  3. Unclip cover from centre console (if fitted). [Note: The centre console is not shown to improve clarity.]
  4. Release adjustment nut (arrow) until relevant handbrake cable (1) can be detached from compensator (2).
  5. Press lever on brake caliper (1) forwards and unhook handbrake cable.
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  1. Detach handbrake cable by pressing the locking lugs out of the bracket on brake caliper.
  2. Remove retaining clip of speed sensor wire.
  3. Unhook handbrake cable (3) from bracket (2).
  4. Pull handbrake cable out of guide pipe.
  5. Push handbrake cable into guide pipe and attach it to bracket.
  6. Push handbrake cable into bracket on brake caliper until clip engages.
  7. Press lever on brake caliper forwards and attach handbrake cable.
  8. Secure speed sensor wire to handbrake cable.
  9. Attach handbrake cable (2) to compensator (3).
  10. Pretension handbrake cable with adjustment nut (1).
  11. Adjust handbrake .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.