Brake 'spongyness' varies in Eco / normal / sport

[Gabricolo]

Friction alone can create regeneration though.
Petrol and diesel cars can have regenerative braking system that help recharge the battery.
They don’t have any electric motor involved, so the friction alone is creating it.

the regen in gas cars (mild hydrid) is done using the starter/generator motor

 

[MGCamb]

How often do people brake? If in a city I would go one foot (although highly effective if pushing on country roads) but normally use the regen. I think I am more likely to have the brakes rust than wear out. Used to use the gear flippers in my previous auto car.

 

[FrancisM]

I was alarmed at the ineffectiveness of braking in ECO mode when I first tried it, but thinking now part of that might have been that the pads had yet to bed in.

 

[MartinSEsr]

I was alarmed at the ineffectiveness of braking in ECO mode when I first tried it, but thinking now part of that might have been that the pads had yet to bed in.

Pads don't really need to bed in, not noticeably to the driver anyway. It's just eco mode has very spongy brakes - compare it to sport mode brakes which are really sharp!

There is no upside to eco, it softens the accelerator response and the brakes too.

 

[FrancisM]

Pads don't really need to bed in, not noticeably to the driver anyway. It's just eco mode has very spongy brakes - compare it to sport mode brakes which are really sharp!

There is no upside to eco, it softens the accelerator response and the brakes too.

One upside for me of ECO is that the HVAC compressor stays off when you hit the aircon physical button, you just get the fan which is usually what I want. Or is compressor off remembered across drives in NORMAL mode?