How do you adjust the handbrake on a Hyundai getz?

Answer 1

On a 1.1 GSI 2002 model, remove gear knob, remove gear stick cover, then lift up the round cover, inside where the rear cup holder is located on the centre console. Remove this screw, it has a 10mm head, then the console just pushes back from the front of the car, gently raise the console (its a tight fit), then disconnect the wiring connector to the lighter socket (this pulls off easily). Once you have manoeuvred the console out of the way look at the plastic cover located on the handbrake lever, the two halves can be separated by prising them apart, they are on a hinge at the bottom. Once the covers are separated then you can gain access to a 10mm nut, this is the adjuster mechanism. Take the pressure off the handbrake and slowly adjust this nut until the lever operates with the correct number of "clicks", when operating the lever.