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Originally Posted by ltec
Hi all, I'm a new xc90 owner. Or new to me anyway. 2009 automatic.
When braking her the brakes seem poor, or compared to a car anyway. Takes a fair bit of pressure before she starts to slow down.
Is this normal coz she's so heavy or should I be looking into it. She's not long serviced and brakes all look fresh.
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I've not read any of the reply's but I note you are in Cookstown. If you look at the previous MOT cert you will see the brake readings on the bottom left (I think - don't have one to hand) The service brake efficiency needs to be over 50% to pass but it should be close to 80%, anything lower than 70% wouldn't be acceptable to me and would need addressing, a car at 50% is scary to drive!
Efficiently is a calculation between vehicle weight and braking force, so every car should be capable of high 70's early 80's percent.
If you find they are outside that range pm me a pic of the MOT cert and I'll do my best to advice where to look. I'm also Based in Bangor if you want someone to have a look over the brake system.
Andy
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