Brake Modulation
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Brake Modulation
Hi,
There may not be anything wrong with my car, but I'm curious to see if anybody has an opinion on this.
The car is a 2002 E430 4Matic, and I find it difficult to brake smoothly. It seems like I either end up breaking really early and coming to an abnormally slow stop, or I end up waiting a little too long and come to a fairly abrupt stop. I've driven both a Honda and a BMW, and on both of those cars it felt like the degree of breaking was more proportionate to the amount of pressure on the pedal. The breaking on those cars seemed a little more predictable. Could it be the Brake Assist? I feel like I should be able to judge how much time/distance I need to bring the car to a stop, but for some reason it seems to vary.
Thanks!
There may not be anything wrong with my car, but I'm curious to see if anybody has an opinion on this.
The car is a 2002 E430 4Matic, and I find it difficult to brake smoothly. It seems like I either end up breaking really early and coming to an abnormally slow stop, or I end up waiting a little too long and come to a fairly abrupt stop. I've driven both a Honda and a BMW, and on both of those cars it felt like the degree of breaking was more proportionate to the amount of pressure on the pedal. The breaking on those cars seemed a little more predictable. Could it be the Brake Assist? I feel like I should be able to judge how much time/distance I need to bring the car to a stop, but for some reason it seems to vary.
Thanks!
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2010 ML550, 2010 E350 4M, 1966 Corvette Convt C2
Takes a bit of practice to smoothly modulate the brakes but once you catch on they are great. BAS will activate with a rapid application of the brakes and you will certaily know that it kicked in as it really pulls you towards the windshield!!
