[mikeyinmotion330E]

I’ve noticed my brakes make a bit of a grinding noise 1st thing in the morning. The way you would hear after not driving for a while. But it’s every morning. It soon goes away after a while. Perhaps I’m just more aware of it as it’s so quiet in electric mode. But I tried my wife’s wee Peugeot and it’s nothing like the BMW.

Is there a problem do you think?

2021 330E

[k755]

Mine grinds once as i first brake when reversing out of driveway then all quiet done it from new in 22.

[P-ToK72]

I have a similar thing most days but as has been mentioned it's gone pretty quickly after you start driving.

[paulockenden]

Normal. Plus, as you drive a 330e the brakes get used a lot less than with a non-hybrid car. Much of your braking will be done by the regen system.

[mikeyinmotion330E]

Ok, nothing to worry about.

Just seems odd that the wife’s little 208 doesn’t suffer the same problem and does a fraction of the driving I do.

Thanks.

[bmnut]

Originally Posted by mikeyinmotion330E

Ok, nothing to worry about.

Just seems odd that the wife’s little 208 doesn’t suffer the same problem and does a fraction of the driving I do.

Thanks.

.....but isn't getting any braking effect from the regen system? Or she brakes a lot harder than you and possibly more frequently!

[Arthur55]

To be honest all the recent BMW's and Mini's I've had have always had a slight grinding noise on the brakes re first couple of presses......just got used to it.

[djcowlin]

It's likely to be a light coating of overnight rust that's being scrubbed off by the brake pads to make sure the brakes work when you need them to (i.e. a feature not a bug).

[bmnut]

The system does a very light 'rolling brake test' when you first drive off as well which is imperceptible to the driver, they have done for years now!

[Assassin]

Yep normal, mostly when its been damp weather though due to disc surface. Your car being silent will make it more obvious. You wife's 208 will also be a slightly different disc material less prone to oxidation.