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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Stbb748 on 09 June 2019, 18:40
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Been playing with odb11 and found option of brake drying. My audi has this and when raining and wipers are on the pads keep wiping disks every few mins keeping the warm and dry so when you need them in hurry they bite instantly. My old passat had this as std. Will this not already be active on mk7 gti?
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I believe it's been active on all Golfs since its introduction on the MK5.
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can anyone confirm if the auto brake drying system is active on the GTi mark 7?
or does it have to be activated with obdeleven?
Thanks
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It's a standard feature on the mk7 GTi so no need to do anything with obd11
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It's a standard feature on the mk7 GTi so no need to do anything with obd11
Thank god this is standard, I've been worrying about this for years in case I need to stop when its raining.....
Said no one ever!
:grin:
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It's a standard feature on the mk7 GTi so no need to do anything with obd11
Thank god this is standard, I've been worrying about this for years in case I need to stop when its raining.....
Noted. Strong new member of the GTI sarcasm dept.
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I wish they’d invent something so that after you’ve washed your car and put it in the garage, the brakes don’t seize on. Several times I’ve Tried to reverse out a few days later only to not move, then suddenly after a loud clonk everything frees up. In sure I knackered the rear pads on the A3 the same way, fortunately replaced under warranty. It’s even worse if there’s an overnight frost. If my car has wet wheels I tend to just leave it in P and not apply the parking brake anymore.
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It's a standard feature on the mk7 GTi so no need to do anything with obd11
Thank god this is standard, I've been worrying about this for years in case I need to stop when its raining.....
Said no one ever!
:grin:
:grin: :grin:
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I wish they’d invent something so that after you’ve washed your car and put it in the garage, the brakes don’t seize on. Several times I’ve Tried to reverse out a few days later only to not move, then suddenly after a loud clonk everything frees up. In sure I knackered the rear pads on the A3 the same way, fortunately replaced under warranty. It’s even worse if there’s an overnight frost. If my car has wet wheels I tend to just leave it in P and not apply the parking brake anymore.
I always take mine for a quick drive after washing and then dry all the drips when I get back :grin:
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It's a standard feature on the mk7 GTi so no need to do anything with obd11
Thank god this is standard, I've been worrying about this for years in case I need to stop when its raining.....
Said no one ever!
:grin:
Yes, I'm sure the German engineers (brake drying being a function of higher performance BMW and Merc cars too) are just crazy idiots who have nothing better to do than put wasteful and useless systems on cars... Along with all the other brake related rubbish such as frontal braking anticipation, boost and assist systems. Oh, and ABS too.
Or maybe there is an advantage in having brakes drying themselves when they are wet? Ready for sudden use?
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Or maybe there is an advantage in having brakes drying themselves when they are wet? Ready for sudden use?
Yes there is, you go through a flood and then try to stop without is you realise what it is doing. Years ago after floods there was the Try Your Brakes signs, they are not needed today because of the brake drying on modern cars. You can set the severity of how it dries them with OBD11, but the standard setting is fine.
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It's a standard feature on the mk7 GTi so no need to do anything with obd11
Thank god this is standard, I've been worrying about this for years in case I need to stop when its raining.....
Noted. Strong new member of the GTI sarcasm dept.
Thanks :grin:
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Or maybe there is an advantage in having brakes drying themselves when they are wet? Ready for sudden use?
Yes there is, you go through a flood and then try to stop without is you realise what it is doing. Years ago after floods there was the Try Your Brakes signs, they are not needed today because of the brake drying on modern cars. You can set the severity of how it dries them with OBD11, but the standard setting is fine.
Now I thought that sign was for drum brakes, because the water can sit in the drums
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I wish they’d invent something so that after you’ve washed your car and put it in the garage, the brakes don’t seize on. Several times I’ve Tried to reverse out a few days later only to not move, then suddenly after a loud clonk everything frees up. In sure I knackered the rear pads on the A3 the same way, fortunately replaced under warranty. It’s even worse if there’s an overnight frost. If my car has wet wheels I tend to just leave it in P and not apply the parking brake anymore.
There you go, you've invented it yourself.
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I wish they’d invent something so that after you’ve washed your car and put it in the garage, the brakes don’t seize on. Several times I’ve Tried to reverse out a few days later only to not move, then suddenly after a loud clonk everything frees up. In sure I knackered the rear pads on the A3 the same way, fortunately replaced under warranty. It’s even worse if there’s an overnight frost. If my car has wet wheels I tend to just leave it in P and not apply the parking brake anymore.
There you go, you've invented it yourself.
Kind of. But it’s a pain in the ass when you forget Auto Hold is switched on, which applies the parking brake automatically when you switch off the ignition. Then you have to switch it on again just to release the brake. Not a problem on old school cars, but I’m not keen firing up all the computers/virtual dash unnecessarily, given I have a glitch where the virtual dash stays illuminated for half an hour unless the engine is also started. Yeah I could take it to VW - but they probably won’t find a fault. And if they do, they’ll want the car for ages or I’ll have to spend hours messing around waiting. 🤷♂️
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This is a new one on me tbh. Never even knew this was a thing. As they say you learn something new everyday.
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I wish they’d invent something so that after you’ve washed your car and put it in the garage, the brakes don’t seize on. Several times I’ve Tried to reverse out a few days later only to not move, then suddenly after a loud clonk everything frees up. In sure I knackered the rear pads on the A3 the same way, fortunately replaced under warranty. It’s even worse if there’s an overnight frost. If my car has wet wheels I tend to just leave it in P and not apply the parking brake anymore.
There you go, you've invented it yourself.
Kind of. But it’s a pain in the ass when you forget Auto Hold is switched on, which applies the parking brake automatically when you switch off the ignition. Then you have to switch it on again just to release the brake. Not a problem on old school cars, but I’m not keen firing up all the computers/virtual dash unnecessarily, given I have a glitch where the virtual dash stays illuminated for half an hour unless the engine is also started. Yeah I could take it to VW - but they probably won’t find a fault. And if they do, they’ll want the car for ages or I’ll have to spend hours messing around waiting. 🤷♂️
Yes, I know what you mean. It happens on pretty much every car, plus the rusted discs turn to orange dust as soon as you drive somewhere so you find the wheels get dirty quickly.
I've found that running the car forward and backwards a few times can help and using an air dryer to dry the wheels and brakes is best but like you say, leaving the parking brake off is the best bet as if they are wet and it's cold they cold with a real clunk when stuck on which can't be good long term for the discs.
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The bit that worries me is when it leaves part of the pads on the disc. This thing needs a VW solution, really, as once this happens the damage speeds up. Quite a number of people on here have had to replace rear discs and pads at silly low mileage.
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The bit that worries me is when it leaves part of the pads on the disc. This thing needs a VW solution, really, as once this happens the damage speeds up. Quite a number of people on here have had to replace rear discs and pads at silly low mileage.
The rear brakes are responsible for the adaptive cruise control and hence wear out quite quickly if you’re a fan of that.
Mine will need replacing at about 23,000 miles.
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I didn’t realise that. It explains why ACC braking felt odd but I couldn’t quite put my finger on why. Does anyone know if the rear brake lights are engaged when this happens? The braking is almost like lifting off the throttle rather than applying the brake.
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They don't come on for the very gentle braking but do engage where stronger braking is required, eg the car in front quickly slows for a turn off. Seen it for myself on an unlit country road.
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The bit that worries me is when it leaves part of the pads on the disc. This thing needs a VW solution, really, as once this happens the damage speeds up. Quite a number of people on here have had to replace rear discs and pads at silly low mileage.
The rear brakes are responsible for the adaptive cruise control and hence wear out quite quickly if you’re a fan of that.
Mine will need replacing at about 23,000 miles.
I'm not convinced the brake wear that some talk about is ACC.
I use ACC all the time. I did not have my rear discs replaced on my last Mk7 GTD in 67k miles.
My current Mk7.5 with 53k on it also has not had them replaced.
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I'm not convinced the brake wear that some talk about is ACC.
I use ACC all the time. I did not have my rear discs replaced on my last Mk7 GTD in 67k miles.
My current Mk7.5 with 53k on it also has not had them replaced.
I am on 77k with original rear discs and plenty of meat on them still, pads were 63k I think or around there and also I use the cruise control regularly.
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I wonder if the brake wear is actually more to do with low use rather than heavy use...
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I wonder if the brake wear is actually more to do with low use rather than heavy use...
in my experience it’s defo not from under use. I commute every day over 100 miles in spirited fashion so I would be of the thinking of very poor quality rear discs and pads on the early Mk7 GTi s. The Brenbos I just fitted are night and day in comparison.
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I wonder if the brake wear is actually more to do with low use rather than heavy use...
in my experience it’s defo not from under use. I commute every day over 100 miles in spirited fashion so I would be of the thinking of very poor quality rear discs and pads on the early Mk7 GTi s. The Brenbos I just fitted are night and day in comparison.
100 miles a day and probably what, 300+ days a year.... 30k a year? Thats not underuse! I meant more like 50 miles a week...
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I Has new rear discs on my mk7 at 25 k. they where pretty bad at 13k at 3 years old / little use
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I Has new rear discs on my mk7 at 25 k. they where pretty bad at 13k at 3 years old / little use
Every time my R was in for warranty work or service, after my first service at 10k miles, I was told that the rear disks only had 3 months wear left and I should replace them. Same story in about 8 visits over the remaining 34 months of ownership.
I'm a light braker who preserves momentum whenever possible, without driving like a nun - either those rear disks are designed to have a tiny amount of wear allowance in the thickness, or they were taking the piss. 14 months old now, the brake disks all round look immaculate on my Polo GTI+, unlike the sh!tty, rusty, scored disks of my R - they were full of cosmetic corrosion almost from day 1.
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I was wondering whether that was just a dealer p*ss take too....
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I was wondering whether that was just a dealer p*ss take too....
Probably the same as an MOT where they just advise you of brake pads/tyres all the time for something to do and the hope you'll give them a few quid