1. Wear
Brake pad wear largely depends on usage and driving style, especially for vehicles often driven in city traffic, on short trips, or in a sporty manner. It's essential to check brake pad thickness within the specified maintenance intervals.
2. Wet or salted roads
Wet roads: When driving through puddles, heavy rain, or after washing the car, if the brake discs and pads are wet or frozen in cold winter, braking performance will decrease. Gently press the brake pedal a few times to dry the brakes and restore performance.
Salted roads: When driving on salted roads, if the brakes haven't been used for a while, a salt layer can form on the brake discs and pads, reducing braking performance. Gently press the brake pedal a few times to remove the salt layer.
3. Mountain environment
In mountainous areas with long, steep slopes, brakes are used frequently and for extended periods, often under high-intensity braking conditions. These factors can degrade braking performance.
4. Ice and snow weather
In ice and snow weather, due to the low friction coefficient of ice and snow road surface, the braking distance will be greatly prolonged during braking, and the braking distance will increase with the increase of vehicle speed. Therefore, special attention should be paid to controlling the vehicle speed when driving on ice and snow road surface, and a large safe distance should be kept from the front vehicle and lateral vehicle.
5. Brake disc surface corrosion
If the vehicle is parked for a long time, the brake discs may rust and the brake pads may become dirty. It is recommended that you drive at low speed and brake several times to clean the brake disc before driving formally.
6. Brake system malfunction
If you notice a sudden increase in braking distance or a longer brake pedal travel, it may be due to a malfunction in the braking system. The driving style should be adjusted while ensuring safety, and greater force should be applied to the brake pedal during braking, driving at low speed to the nearest Authorised dealers.
When the vehicle completely loses its brakes, please pull over immediately and contact the Authorised dealers.
- When the vehicle is running normally, don't habitually put your feet on the brake pedal, which will inadvertently press the brake pedal and cause the brake to overheat, which will reduce the efficiency of the brake, shorten the service life of the brake pads and increase the power consumption of the vehicle. The brake lights are always on, which will also cause the rear driver to misjudge the road conditions ahead.
- When going down a long slope, the continuous use of the brake will make it accumulate heat, thus reducing the efficiency of the brake.
- After wading, the vehicle must check the braking effect, press the brake pedal moderately, and feel whether the braking is normal. If there is any abnormality, under the condition of ensuring safety, the brake pedal can be lightly pressed frequently to dry the brake until it returns to normal.
- When driving, make sure to keep enough distance from other vehicles to ensure enough reaction time and braking distance during emergency braking.