Your BMW brake pads are immensely important safety features and play a crucial role in slowing down and stopping your vehicle. How often your BMW dealer will have to replace the pads on your X3, 330e, or 230i, depend on various factors, including how and where you drive your vehicle. The following will help you determine when to replace the pads to keep you safe behind the wheel.
How Often Should You Replace Your BMW’s Brake Pads at your BMW Dealer?
Pad Life
A new set of pads can last between 30,000 and 60,000 miles, but how long pads last will also depend on other factors, such as the quality of the pads, your driving habits, and the roads you use. If you drive in heavy traffic, brake often, especially hard and excessive braking, and don’t regularly service your braking system, you will have to replace the pads more often.
Pad Thickness
New pads usually have a thickness of eight to twelve millimeters and wear down and become thinner as you drive and use your brakes. For the pads to do their job correctly, they must be at least thicker than three millimeters. Anything thinner is dangerous and could cause your brakes to fail. To ensure your safety, the general rule of thumb is to replace pads when the pad thickness is in the four-millimeter range.
Brake Inspections and Pad Replacement Intervals
Follow your BMW service schedule and maintenance intervals, and your braking system will always be in good working order. During each brake system inspection, recommended every 7,500 to 10,000 miles or six months when you take your BMW for an oil change, your BMW technician will perform a thorough brake system inspection and ensure your brakes work perfectly.
If the pads look worn and the linings are too thin, the technician will replace the pads with top-quality genuine BMW pads. Check your BMW owner’s manual for the recommended brake system inspection intervals and pad replacements for your specific model, or ask your BMW technician for information.
Quality Genuine BMW Pads
When it comes to your safety and the safety of your passengers, you can rely on top-quality genuine BMW pads. Genuine BMW front and rear pads, the same pads that were on your car when you bought it, are engineered and manufactured for your vehicle to BMW’s high standards and tested for reliability and safety. You can conveniently shop for genuine BMW pads on your dealer’s website.
When you take your vehicle to your dealer for regular brake system inspections at the recommended maintenance intervals, you can always count on your BMW to give you the stopping power you need. Swing by Tom Bush BMW Jacksonville today for a pad replacement and a thorough brake system inspection and ensure your vehicle is safe on the road.
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