Rather odd.

[Dermottdog]

Hey people

Went out for the first time in 3 weeks this morning. The brake pedal was solid which meant the start button didn’t start the car. I had to push the pedal extremely hard to get it to fire up. On the return journey, everything was fine?? The car hadn’t turned a wheel in 3 weeks so I’m hoping it’s a one off.

[ACertainAge]

Pads rusted on to discs I expect.

[Dermottdog]

Pads rusted on to discs I expect.

Yes maybe. Never thought of that. It was a strange sensation. My van does this when the hill start assist is active. You get zero pedal movement.

[enneo]

Seems to be norm if the vehicle is not started for a couple of weeks. Certainly nowt to do with brakes been stuck on, as ours has always been kept inside, and the discs are nice and shiny. It would appear that something electrically shuts down when not used frequently, found you have to push start button wait then push brake pedal hard and push start again, obviously XC 40 likes to be used rather than stood. It had been stood for just over 3 weeks so gave it a run around the block yesterday after the no likey start up again.

[Dermottdog]

Seems to be norm if the vehicle is not started for a couple of weeks. Certainly nowt to do with brakes been stuck on, as ours has always been kept inside, and the discs are nice and shiny. It would appear that something electrically shuts down when not used frequently, found you have to push start button wait then push brake pedal hard and push start again, obviously XC 40 likes to be used rather than stood. It had been stood for just over 3 weeks so gave it a run around the block yesterday after the no likey start up again.

Thanks