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Old 08-30-2018, 09:38 AM   #47 (permalink)
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90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by ProDigit View Post
New pads sometimes don't brake very well, and need a break in period. Do take that in account as well.

Could be that. The car only has about 3k km on it, and the friction brakes have considerably less use on them than a non-hybrid.


I played with it a bit more last night, and I'm pretty sure this is a software brake-by-wire issue. The pedal pressure difference from "creeping along at a snail's pace" to "bite too hard" is a couple of millimeters of pedal travel. That's not how normal hydraulic brakes behave.
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