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How does cruise control affect the  life of the pads?

It shouldn't unless it's advanced cruise that also slows the car... In which case slowing the car from the rear makes for smoother braking from a passenger comfort perspective as it limits the nose dive effect………….

Yes, it definitely applies the brakes, as I see the third brake light come on in the tailgate spoiler reflection, which I believe has been a requirement for legislation for many years now. 

Paging DG,

Saw this on my C&C roundup email, immediately thought of you 

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I think I'd have to have it wrapped though, or possibly start a wedding car business...

Treated the Audi to a new set of front brake pads. Not fitted them yet but will do soon, as although they’re only around 60% worn they have started kicking out more dust, and I hate dirty alloys.    Rears to follow shortly as using cruise a lot appears to wear front and rears at an equal rate.

Its far more likely to be the stability system using the rears for vectoring that is making the wear even, adaptive cruise still uses the same brake bias as using your foot to ensure stability when slowing

You may well be right Mark.    When I questioned the equal’ish wear, I was told that it was partly down to the adaptive cruise, so maybe a combination of both.    I’m used to the rears lasting much longer than the fronts on previous vehicles but these are 60% worn on the front and not far behind on the rears. 

Treated the Audi to a new set of front brake pads. Not fitted them yet but will do soon, as although they’re only around 60% worn they have started kicking out more dust, and I hate dirty alloys.    Rears to follow shortly as using cruise a lot appears to wear front and rears at an equal rate.

Its far more likely to be the stability system using the rears for vectoring that is making the wear even, adaptive cruise still uses the same brake bias as using your foot to ensure stability when slowing

She must have been quite amused, with all the sprogs they churned out. 

They were all Mr Browns'...

How does cruise control affect the  life of the pads?

It shouldn't unless it's advanced cruise that also slows the car... In which case slowing the car from the rear makes for smoother braking from a passenger comfort perspective as it limits the nose dive effect.

That said I found the brake bias on my Altea to be heavily to the rear, so my first thought is that accelerated rear brake wear is either a VW thing or indicative of a fault.

How does cruise control affect the  life of the pads?

She must have been quite amused, with all the sprogs they churned out. 

Prince Albert is known for being, er, open minded

I’m rubbish at history, I’d always thought that a Prince Albert was a genital piercing. Every days a school day.    

Rumour has it Albert the German sausage man was hung like a horse......which is why Victoria said "we are not amused" whenever he came near her.

Thanks