I test drove the G35 Sedan 5AT the other day and the only thing I didn't really like was the brake assist. I'm not sure if this is something on the 2004 G35's or if they had it in '03 or if the Z's have it at all, but for those who aren't familar...

"Brake Assist monitors how you apply the brakes and, sensing emergency braking, applies maximum brake force for potentially shorter stops."

In terms of how it affects driving, when I would first apply the brake, I would feel slight resistance, but once I depressed the brake a little and tried to keep the same amount of pressure, to keep the same deceleration speed, the brake assist began to "press on the brakes for me" resulting in less resistance, resulting in me thinking I needed to apply more force to keep the deceleration the same, resulting in a greater braking force applied, resulting in not-so-smooth stopping. Make sense?

Is there anyway to adjust how sensetive the Assistance is, or can it be deactivated without harming the rest of the braking function? Anyone else have problems with this? I also noticed that in the G35 Motor Trend test that the only real CON was that the brakes were a bit "grabby", which I believe was from the Brake Assist.

thanks

Joe Mac (hopefully soon to be 6MT G35 Sedan)

 

What you are feeling is not the brake assist. Brake assist is used for panic stopping. When a person presses the brakes for a panic stop, they usually do not press them fully to get the full braking force for the car. The computer monitors for panic stops and will apply the brakes at full force to help the driver. IF you are pressing the brakes for a normal deceleration, brake assist would not be involved at all. I know the sedans were plagued with grabby brakes, but I thought that infiniti dealt with that....maybe not?

 

Are your brakes grabby? I thought I heard the salesman mention something about power assisted brakes, but he could have been either confused with the brake assist or feeding me a line of $#!t cus he's a salesman. It took some getting used to in the test drive and my girlfriend mentioned something to me about my driving after saying I didn't know how to brake . Oh well.

Thanks

Joe Mac

 

Well, mine aren't grabby. It seems that the Brembos aren't as grabby as the automatics brakes. It is just something that you have to get used to. I noticed on the loaners that the brakes were pretty grabby, but after driving them to work, you totally get used to it. Personally, i wouldn't make it sway my buying decision whatsoever.

 

My sedan's brakes are grabby but Infiniti gave sedan owners(5AT) a 3 year/36000 mile warranty on pads and rotors.