With my 2013 1.6 dstyle, that I have owned for two weeks, I have been worried about the brakes. Whilst very powerful, they feel spongy. I was concerned that the master cylinder was failing as I could gradually, with pressure, get the pedal to the floor, especially when holding on stop start.
Today I got it checked out with my local main dealer who told me it is a characteristic of the braking system and to reassure me, took me on a test drive in a 2015 1.6 manual. Guess what, it was the same!
I am used to a firm, little movement, pedal that compresses the fluid in a single push, not one that can be pushed to the floor, albeit gradually.
Is this the result of a particular type of servo? My brother in law has a C4 grand Picasso 2014 1.6 d new type and his brakes seem normal. Do all ds4 allow the brake pedal to go to the floor when running with firm pressure?
Maybe the engineers tried to ape the brakes on a 1970s ds21,hugely over servoed due to the air system fitted,but I find it a bit weird.
Today I got it checked out with my local main dealer who told me it is a characteristic of the braking system and to reassure me, took me on a test drive in a 2015 1.6 manual. Guess what, it was the same!
I am used to a firm, little movement, pedal that compresses the fluid in a single push, not one that can be pushed to the floor, albeit gradually.
Is this the result of a particular type of servo? My brother in law has a C4 grand Picasso 2014 1.6 d new type and his brakes seem normal. Do all ds4 allow the brake pedal to go to the floor when running with firm pressure?
Maybe the engineers tried to ape the brakes on a 1970s ds21,hugely over servoed due to the air system fitted,but I find it a bit weird.