New M3: stiff/hard brakes?

[Rhian]

Hi, I need your model 3 expertise. We took delivery of our model 3 yesterday and we noticed that the brakes feel a bit stiff/hard when we want to stop quickly.
Is this normal?

 

[zayn]

Hi, I need your model 3 expertise. We took delivery of our model 3 yesterday and we noticed that the brakes feel a bit stiff/hard when we want to stop quickly.
Is this normal?

congrats, which model 3 ? what software version are you on ?

 

[Rhian]

Version 9. We tried to update last night but our WiFi would not connect to the car. We will be working on fixing this today.
Car is long range.

 

[zayn]

try the software update first. then have a look at the screen options for regeneration on braking , does changing make any difference

 

[Mr Miserable]

Hi, I need your model 3 expertise. We took delivery of our model 3 yesterday and we noticed that the brakes feel a bit stiff/hard when we want to stop quickly.
Is this normal?

Wanting to stop quickly is not normal.

 

[ProfessorK]

I found the regen brake of the M3 SR+ I test drove quite relentless compared to my Zoe which is much much smoother, but yeah if you mean the actual brakes, it wasn't too bad - quite sharp actually.

 

[MrBadger]

Always amuses that new brakes come with the warning about not braking heavily in first xxx miles. Well officer, I could have avoided the car in front, but I've got new brakes and am running them in and was told not the brake heavily...

 

[ewoodrick]

So, there seems to be confusion from the responders and possibly the poster. The question was braking, not regenerative braking.

My first response is that if you got the car yesterday, you need to take some time to get used to the regenerative braking and then how it interacts with standard braking.
Unlike regular vehicles, you should generally only be using the brakes under maybe 20 mph. Regen will take you from 70 to 20 in a very short distance.
If you happened to set Regen low, turn it back to normal, that can represent a 20+% range difference.

It acts like a sports car, so the brakes aren't going to be soft.

 

[Bernard_S]

Brake pads and discs do need about 100 miles to bed in before you get optimum performance from them.