GLE53 - soft brakes?
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2020 GLC43 | 2020 GLE350 | 2014 E350 (sold)
GLE53 - soft brakes?
Test drove a GLE53 and man, those brakes felt like they couldn’t stop the car. Our 2020 GLE350 has much better grip between the brake pedal and caliper - anyone else get a similar sensation from the GLE53 standard brakes?
Makes me wonder if the $2500 brake option is worth considering.
Makes me wonder if the $2500 brake option is worth considering.
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'21 AMG53 wDPP & ARC, 19 GLC300 - Former-03 C240,2 ML BlueTecs,20 GLE450 E-ABC,15 Cayenne D,17 Macan
Test drove a GLE53 and man, those brakes felt like they couldn’t stop the car. Our 2020 GLE350 has much better grip between the brake pedal and caliper - anyone else get a similar sensation from the GLE53 standard brakes?
Makes me wonder if the $2500 brake option is worth considering.
Makes me wonder if the $2500 brake option is worth considering.
Performance brakes need even more attention to bedding in.
Bigger brakes are almost always welcome, but if you don't use "as intended" from time to time, they will squeak and grab. (It's just their reminder for you to get out and have the fun you paid for!)
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2024 GMC Canyon Denali..... 2018 Audi SQ5
Test drove a GLE53 and man, those brakes felt like they couldn’t stop the car. Our 2020 GLE350 has much better grip between the brake pedal and caliper - anyone else get a similar sensation from the GLE53 standard brakes?
Makes me wonder if the $2500 brake option is worth considering.
Makes me wonder if the $2500 brake option is worth considering.
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2021 GLE 450
Mikapen is exactly right.
The owner's manual clearly states the brakes when new or replaced may require extra pressure for the first few hundred miles in order to break them in. So, I guess that's why they feel soft to you.
Toban
The owner's manual clearly states the brakes when new or replaced may require extra pressure for the first few hundred miles in order to break them in. So, I guess that's why they feel soft to you.
Toban
