Brake pedal resistance

smackoww · 08-23-2004, 01:25 PM

i just test drove the car, i like the ride a lot, except of the break pedal. i cant stand having such a sensitive brake. it is to easy to push down for my taste.
is there some way to make is harder to push the pedal down?

Ray Moore · 08-23-2004, 01:34 PM

If you drive the car for a week, you will not even notice the difference. Your foot will make the adjustment in no time. You may be used to compensating for a soft brake pedal in your existing car.

smackoww · 08-23-2004, 05:33 PM

maybe i am compensating, but i feel that i have more control over the brake when its harder to push.
thank you for your response, but that wasnt the question i asked.
is there a way to make it harder to push?

**efusco** · 08-23-2004, 05:56 PM

No there isn't a way to make it more resistant unless you go in and find a way to change the spring or something....

But Ray's response is a good one for you...even if you don't like it. The low resistance is ideal at the earliest part of the pedal, it gets harder the more you brake. The brake by wire and regen braking is not something you wanna be fiddling with and you adapt and come to like it quite quickly.

bruceha_2000 · 08-23-2004, 09:29 PM

I agree with Ray and Evan. I got so used to it in a week with a rental, the brakes in my car felt wierd and like they weren't stopping the car properly.

DaveinOlyWA · 08-23-2004, 09:54 PM

after you get your car, it will take about 2 hours to get over that "through the windshield" feeling.

but as you master the regen braking technique, you will not want to go back to the old way.

Ray Moore · 08-24-2004, 09:05 AM

I'm sorry that we're not giving you the help you were looking for. As I often say, That is the answer to a question, just not the question I asked.

smackoww · 08-24-2004, 12:21 PM

<QUOTE?I'm sorry that we're not giving you the help you were looking for. As I often say, That is the answer to a question, just not the question I asked.</QUOTE>

heheh. very true

that "through the windshield" feel is what really bothered me. but i have always liked cars that had a harder to push brake. i guess itll just take a little getting used to.

hdrygas · 08-24-2004, 02:39 PM

When I did my test drive I had the same feeling. Touchy breaks but after a few days in the car it was just right. I am using a very soft touch except at a full stop to kill the ICE.

bookrats · 08-24-2004, 03:37 PM

It is definitely relative.

On the other end, I have occasionally driven the van for my vanpool. Every time I use the brakes in that whale, I feel like I'm having to put my foot through the floorboards to have an effect. (And I haven't gotten a Prius yet!)

08-23-2004, 01:25 PM	#1
smackoww Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 57 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Brake pedal resistance i just test drove the car, i like the ride a lot, except of the break pedal. i cant stand having such a sensitive brake. it is to easy to push down for my taste. is there some way to make is harder to push the pedal down?

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08-23-2004, 01:34 PM	#2
Ray Moore Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 820 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	If you drive the car for a week, you will not even notice the difference. Your foot will make the adjustment in no time. You may be used to compensating for a soft brake pedal in your existing car.

08-23-2004, 05:33 PM	#3
smackoww Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 57 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	maybe i am compensating, but i feel that i have more control over the brake when its harder to push. thank you for your response, but that wasnt the question i asked. is there a way to make it harder to push?

08-23-2004, 05:56 PM	#4
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 17,231 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 49 Thanked 249 Times in 148 Posts Friends: 37	No there isn't a way to make it more resistant unless you go in and find a way to change the spring or something.... But Ray's response is a good one for you...even if you don't like it. The low resistance is ideal at the earliest part of the pedal, it gets harder the more you brake. The brake by wire and regen braking is not something you wanna be fiddling with and you adapt and come to like it quite quickly.

08-23-2004, 09:29 PM	#5
bruceha_2000 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: South Burlington, VT Posts: 2,549 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #8 Thanks: 6 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts Friends: 1	I agree with Ray and Evan. I got so used to it in a week with a rental, the brakes in my car felt wierd and like they weren't stopping the car properly.

08-23-2004, 09:54 PM	#6
DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 12,378 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 24 Thanked 121 Times in 103 Posts Friends: 10	after you get your car, it will take about 2 hours to get over that "through the windshield" feeling. but as you master the regen braking technique, you will not want to go back to the old way.

08-24-2004, 09:05 AM	#7
Ray Moore Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 820 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I'm sorry that we're not giving you the help you were looking for. As I often say, That is the answer to a question, just not the question I asked.

08-24-2004, 12:21 PM	#8
smackoww Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 57 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	<QUOTE?I'm sorry that we're not giving you the help you were looking for. As I often say, That is the answer to a question, just not the question I asked.</QUOTE> heheh. very true that "through the windshield" feel is what really bothered me. but i have always liked cars that had a harder to push brake. i guess itll just take a little getting used to.

08-24-2004, 02:39 PM	#9
hdrygas Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Olympia Wa Posts: 3,650 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	When I did my test drive I had the same feeling. Touchy breaks but after a few days in the car it was just right. I am using a very soft touch except at a full stop to kill the ICE.

08-24-2004, 03:37 PM	#10
bookrats Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,843 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	It is definitely relative. On the other end, I have occasionally driven the van for my vanpool. Every time I use the brakes in that whale, I feel like I'm having to put my foot through the floorboards to have an effect. (And I haven't gotten a Prius yet!)