[syed.qadri]

Hi all,

Need some advice - I’ve got a 2017 1 series, I was driving about 38, 39 mph and a donut decided to stop his car in the middle of the dual carriageway without his hazard I broke sharply and 1 error came on 10 mins later - which is d is brake system drive moderately and I need to change my brake pads anyway

It says drive moderately what does that mean ?

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

🙏

[Allworth]

Drive moderately obviously means having worn brakes is putting others at risk, I'd get pads done asap.
There is a wear sensors on pads, and when pads have low life left it gives such an error. Your unpleasant experience on a motorway is just a coincidence.

[danb1979]

Originally Posted by syed.qadri

Hi all,

Need some advice - I’ve got a 2017 1 series, I was driving about 38, 39 mph and a donut decided to stop his car in the middle of the dual carriageway without his hazard I broke sharply and 1 error came on 10 mins later - which is d is brake system drive moderately and I need to change my brake pads anyway

It says drive moderately what does that mean ?

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

🙏

As said above; you need new pads ASAP (don't fit cheap, crappy ones either)

But get your brakes checked out throughly too; it doesn't make sense to me to put new pads onto old discs and vice versa - this is one place you want an eve wear pattern really and not to skimp on

[Allworth]

You can put any pads that fit your budget, if brake discs were replaced some 10ish k miles away it is ok, pads will bed in eventually, might be some squeaky noise for a day.
Looking at an age of your car there is a chance you still have an original brake discs, in this case it would be a good idea to replace those too.
fitting new brake discs/ pads is a good DIY project, plenty of vids on youtube how to, saves money

[Alscoob]

Max 2 sets of pads to 1 set of discs is a good measure.

My last F31 340i (big blue brakes) were still on original discs & pads at 60K miles with plenty of pad left, but there again I don't use brakes that much.