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The brakes are a car’s most important safety feature. We take them for granted, but they have to cope with incredibly tough demands and challenges.
You step on the brake and the car starts to slow down. Depending on how hard you apply the brake, it slows down a little, or a lot, or comes to a complete stop. It seems simple, and in fact it’s been the same for decades. Despite the increasing presence of electronics in most car systems, the mechanical part of braking systems remains essentially the same. Classic disc or drum brakes can be found in every car today.
Although the basic principles of brakes have remained the same for decades, the brake systems have become more and more complicated. This means that they place certain demands on the driver in terms of care. Leaving aside the fact that each driver wears down the brakes a little differently (if you make more use of engine braking you spare the brakes),
Michal Klofec - Škoda brake system and control coordinator advises protecting the brakes from corrosion. “Conditions vary and we can’t always dry our brakes while driving, but there are situations where we can: typically after washing the car, for example. It’s a good idea to heat up and dry the brakes by going for a short drive with various opportunities for slowing down,” the engineer urges. On long descents, engine braking will prolong the life of your brakes, and in emergencies our expert advises you not to be afraid of slamming on the brakes. “Full engagement ensures the shortest braking distance, while the ABS and ESP brake control systems take care of the rest,” he explains.
And he warns owners of modern cars against servicing their brakes themselves. “I definitely wouldn’t recommend it: with such a crucial safety feature, there are plenty of risks of something going wrong,” Klofec says. Cars with electronic parking brakes even need special diagnostic service equipment.
It can often be quite easy to tell when your brakes need attention, loud screeching, spongy pedals and bad vibrations are just a few of the tell-tale signs. Whatever the cause our Škoda trained technicians can replace your braking components such as pads and discs to get you safely back on the road.
Right now RRG Skoda are offering 15% off any brake work that is carried out at our Bolton and Rochdale centres.
Not only that, we will price-match a like-for-like written quote containing the use of genuine Škoda parts for brakes and or tyre replacements.
Get in touch to find out more.