At Porsche Bethesda, you’ll find a high-class service center experience right down the road from Capital Crescent Trail and Rockville Town Center. Our team of Porsche Master Technicians has the expertise to keep your vehicle healthy, and we’ve got some tips to help you prolong the life of your Porsche brakes on all your drives around Gaithersburg.
Avoid Frequent Hard Stops
Frequent hard stops can be inevitable, especially on the busy commute from Silver Spring to Washington DC. But by leaving proper following distance and paying attention to the road ahead, you can avoid unnecessary hard stops that can be especially taxing on your brakes. These hard stops lead to excess pad wear, and can even cause undue stress on brake calipers, lines, and rotors that will eventually necesitate more frequent visits to for Porsche Brake Servicing in Bethesda.
Avoid Overheating Your Brakes
Overheating your brakes can happen for a number of reasons, but typically it is induced by repeated periods of extended braking from high speeds. Whether you’ve taken your Porsche 911 to the track for a day or you’re frequently stopping from 60 mph on the Capitol Beltway, these repeated hard braking events can overheat the brakes, boil the fluid, and cause wear to the entire braking system.
Pay Attention to Signs of Brake Pad Wear
Your brake pads are almost always the first component to wear out, and it’s important to get them taken care of at the first sign of wear. Squealing is usually the first sound you’ll hear, and it means your brake pads have worn to near the end of their life cycle. Going much further than this risks extensive brake rotor and caliper damage that will cost you thousands to deal with.
Don’t Overload Your Vehicle
Overloading your vehicle can create all of the problems above in one go. The added stress and weight makes it easier to overheat your brakes, requires harder braking input to stop, and accelerates pad wear as a result.
Schedule Service with Our Porsche Experts in Bethesda
Visit our Washington DC area Porsche Service Center and we’ll take care of your vehicle. We use only Porsche parts to repair your vehicle, and you can even watch our techs work through the window into our service area. Plus, we’ll valet your vehicle in and out, so you can simply drive into the service lane and walk into our waiting area to set up your service.