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Aug 26th, 2023, 16:44 | #1 |
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XC40 2023 spongy brakes
I have a 2023 XC40 B4 mild hybrid.
I know it has regenerative braking, and I see the battery charge indicator when I am braking. However I find the brakes slow to react, they seem spongy. Several times on the motorway I have had the autobraking kick in because the car wasn't slowing down enough when I was pressing the brake pedal, which was quite scary. I have just become aware on this forum of a worldwide Volvo brake software recall issue, is this connected? I have a colleague who has a Polestar electric and he says it starts to brake as soon as he takes his foot off the accelerator. |
Aug 28th, 2023, 09:34 | #2 |
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I'm sure it's the transition between the regenerative braking and "normal" braking that you're feeling. Mine is like that as well - I found it a bit bizarre at first - having come from a non-hybrid vehicle - but I have learned over time and I am quite ok with them now. Light press is regenerative braking, and to activate friction brakes one must press firmer.
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