SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Braking question
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Braking question
I know Sensotronic Brake Control eliminates the pulsing break pedal of traditional ABS, yet I wonder whether the system is really working in my SL55. When I brake hard from high speed on dry pavement my tires consistently produce a loud screeching that sounds like the wheels could be locking up. I suppose I could experiment to see whether I can still steer the car under hard, high-speed braking, but I hesitate to cause my driving to look worse than it already is. Perhaps the screeching occurs when the SBC computer does some fancy threshold braking with a fair amount of tire slip. Does anyone else here get tire noise under hard braking? Thanks.
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Re: Braking question
Originally posted by sillydriver
I know Sensotronic Brake Control eliminates the pulsing break pedal of traditional ABS, yet I wonder whether the system is really working in my SL55. When I brake hard from high speed on dry pavement my tires consistently produce a loud screeching that sounds like the wheels could be locking up. I suppose I could experiment to see whether I can still steer the car under hard, high-speed braking, but I hesitate to cause my driving to look worse than it already is. Perhaps the screeching occurs when the SBC computer does some fancy threshold braking with a fair amount of tire slip. Does anyone else here get tire noise under hard braking? Thanks.
I know Sensotronic Brake Control eliminates the pulsing break pedal of traditional ABS, yet I wonder whether the system is really working in my SL55. When I brake hard from high speed on dry pavement my tires consistently produce a loud screeching that sounds like the wheels could be locking up. I suppose I could experiment to see whether I can still steer the car under hard, high-speed braking, but I hesitate to cause my driving to look worse than it already is. Perhaps the screeching occurs when the SBC computer does some fancy threshold braking with a fair amount of tire slip. Does anyone else here get tire noise under hard braking? Thanks.
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