How are the brakes on the E55 AMG?
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2006 E55 AMG
How are the brakes on the E55 AMG?
I've test driven a few E55 now and I'm curious about the brakes. I drive an E320 myself and have test driven some C63 as well. But the E55 brakes always feel pretty weird, like you have to press them harder than the other cars. I'm sure they grab well at higher speeds but it feels odd to have to press the pedal this far at lower speeds as well.
Is this normal, or have all the 55s I've looked at have bad brakes?
Is this normal, or have all the 55s I've looked at have bad brakes?
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SBC, fly by wire, they are electronic brakes.
One of the most advanced braking systems ever, to a fault.
Search SBC for more information, here is a YouTube that gives a quick description of SBC but it dose much more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWU17NLgfA
One of the most advanced braking systems ever, to a fault.
Search SBC for more information, here is a YouTube that gives a quick description of SBC but it dose much more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWU17NLgfA
Last edited by Yacht Master; Oct 19, 2011 at 05:38 PM.
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Be aware that Mercedes used SBC (Sensotronic Brake Control) which uses electric impulses to pass the driver’s braking commands to a microcomputer which processes various sensor signals simultaneously and, depending on the particular driving situation, calculates the optimum brake pressure for each wheel. Some people have complained that these brakes offer very little to no feedback to the driver. But it was a Mercedes first!
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I wonder if the 8 pot calipers offer greater clamping force then the 6 pot calipers?
I know the piston on the 6 pot calipers are larger then the 8 piston calipers ?
Any comments
I know the piston on the 6 pot calipers are larger then the 8 piston calipers ?
Any comments
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