matchbox
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You could use a mirror...
Rear Brake pads & Disc - check em regular !
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Flipperman, may agree
Just checked my rear pads, 3 mins, including torquing back up.......... to remove the caliper
It really ain't tricky
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I was speaking with a dealer technician today who said that my rear pads (October 2015 bike) should not be a problem because they of of the "new" modified type.
So it look like BMW may have addressed the problem.
So it look like BMW may have addressed the problem.
Do you know if the 'new modified type' refers to the brake pads or the way the year 15 bike uses the rear brake? If it's the pads, surely those available from alternative manufacturers will be as good as BMW's 'new modified type' which in many instances don't last very long. Wish I knew why they last such a short time.
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My rear pads were replaced about 10k miles and I regrettably replaced them with a organic pair costing about £17. Now with just 1400 miles gone they are looking quite worn and they have eaten the disc. New Brembo disc ordered and Ferrodo pads ordered from Steptoe. Lets hope thats a better combination. New Disc £98 (brembo) the BMW ones are £174.
Oh I do love this site 
I would have put my mortgage on seeing some of these replies
Some people like to ride bikes, some people like to talk about riding bikes, some people like to look at their bikes and some people like to take them apart and put them back together themselves. I'm sure a 'trained psychiatrist' will be along shortly to provide their pearls of wisdom on what kind of person does what !
Personally - I like to ride mine, I dont have a fecking clue how to carry out maintenance, other than checking and topping up oil, and (now) checking the pads for wear I kick the tyres (and now check the actual pressure on the Nav5), I check clearance for the brake and clutch lever - make sure the lights are working and I'm off.
I've often heard how easy it is to learn to change pads and how rewarding it is. I believe all that - just not for me. The wife says similar about cooking.......I believe her as well.....just not for me.
Fourteen years of BMW's and I haven't resorted to a twat-suit just yet...but I'm not ruling it out for the future.. I did genuinely get on my knees and try but I do have massive ears....so maybe I'm not physically capable ?
I would have put my mortgage on seeing some of these replies Some people like to ride bikes, some people like to talk about riding bikes, some people like to look at their bikes and some people like to take them apart and put them back together themselves. I'm sure a 'trained psychiatrist' will be along shortly to provide their pearls of wisdom on what kind of person does what !
Personally - I like to ride mine, I dont have a fecking clue how to carry out maintenance, other than checking and topping up oil, and (now) checking the pads for wear
I kick the tyres (and now check the actual pressure on the Nav5), I check clearance for the brake and clutch lever - make sure the lights are working and I'm off. I've often heard how easy it is to learn to change pads and how rewarding it is. I believe all that - just not for me. The wife says similar about cooking.......I believe her as well.....just not for me.
Fourteen years of BMW's and I haven't resorted to a twat-suit just yet...but I'm not ruling it out for the future.. I did genuinely get on my knees and try but I do have massive ears....so maybe I'm not physically capable ?
Does the cruise control really keep applying the brakes? Is that an assumption? I would have thought that there was more than enough engine braking?
Seems extremely unlikely - none of the cruise controls I've used in cars have ever used the brakes...
I filed that under the WALOB section of my very small brain
Just read some technical stuff from the original LC press release, I quote...
"........As long as the drag torque in the currently selected gear is sufficient, the electronic cruise control function also works on hill descents, too........."
So unless they have changed things since 2013 then I cant see that excessive rear brake wear can be caused by the cruise control.
Also there is no indication that the ASC applies the rear brake under any conditions either, but I could be wrong.
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There are cars out there that do it....theres a 30mph speed camera zone on a downward slope where i can feel the brakes on my a4 kicking in when cruise set to 30. The passat before didnt apply the brakes there.
On a bike though, would be amazed if the brakes were linked to cruise.
On my 2014 GS, definitely not, tried it on a long down hill section.
IMHO, If it did it would be quite dangerous when going round a down hill corner and the brakes just came on.
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I am 99.9999999% sure that that brakes don't activate on the bikes cruise control, and almost as certain that that is also the case for the ASC.
Maybe some cars cruise controls do apply the brakes, but all 4 Audis that I've had do not.
Bob
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Does the GS have a servo? I think not, therefore it is not possible for it to apply the brakes!
My Golf has 'Active Cruise Control' which uses radar to scan road/vehicle ahead and keeps a safe(driver selectable)distance. So if car ahead slows, you slow and so on. You can see the sensor below the bumper on the latest Golfs. Very effective system but at the same time worrying - it reduces driver involvement.
My Golf has 'Active Cruise Control' which uses radar to scan road/vehicle ahead and keeps a safe(driver selectable)distance. So if car ahead slows, you slow and so on. You can see the sensor below the bumper on the latest Golfs. Very effective system but at the same time worrying - it reduces driver involvement.
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Slightly off topic but my audi 100 percent does it. Another example is if the cruise is set at 70 and you wind the speed down to say 50, it scrubs the speed off straight away. 2012 A4 with standard cruise fitted.
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Yep 2011 audio A4 activated the brakes and also the brake lights!
My jag activates the brakes but doesn't apply the lights!
So different cars use different methods. My GS though, I've never felt the brakes or seen the brake light activate. I get the impression it's all engine braking.
My jag activates the brakes but doesn't apply the lights!
So different cars use different methods. My GS though, I've never felt the brakes or seen the brake light activate. I get the impression it's all engine braking.
I'm pretty much sure none of my three A3s or my current Q3 apply brakes when using cruise control, if going down hill the vehicles all went over the set speed if engine braking wasn't sufficient to keep at the speed.
Bob
I can understand cars using the brakes in conjunction with cruise control because of their large mass compared to their engine braking, makes complete sense - but the GS has masses of natural engine braking to the point where it needs a back torque limiter.
Do cars have slipper clutches?
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