Brakes lack bite?

[Toffees]

Another member posted this recommendation in another thread

Start it up. Press HARD, really hard and hold the brake pedal there 5 secs or so. Do this three times

I have no idea why this works but it worked for me, and has been working for over 5 months. Modulation is better and that creeping while stoped is gone. No more putting it in neutral while in a line.

Interesting, does this train the system or the user?

 

[John in NC]

The brakes are scary to me.
Rarely do I have to hit the brakes hard, but jeeze when I do it feels very unsettled, feels like a grinding sensation through the pedal, and you feel like the car might somersault forwards head over heels. Almost feels like the ABS isn't working right. Panic stops will certainly make you panic with all the hysterics the vehicle goes through. My last vehicle would stop great in panic stops, this one feels sketchy.

And the stoplight creep is so odd. When I first got it I almost rear ended a cadillac and another car at very low speed due to this. Learned to keep my foot more firmly planted on the brake pedal.

 

[rb92673]

When I take my 2019 in for the 5k service, the brakes seem to grab a little for a few miles after I get it back. Then back to normal. I wonder if they are making any adjustments. (or I'm just imagining it) :shrug:

There are no adjustments to make, disc brakes self adjust.

 

[Busbd]

Yup, brakes on my 17 limited have always seemed sub-optimal. I did experience the “panic stop” mode when a dog ran out in front of me. That feature worked very well, and brought me to a quick, true stop. I also owned a sports car prior to this vehicle, and, even though it was 18 years old, it had massively better, more powerful brakes. It is difficult to adjust to my wife’s car, as I frequently lurch forward when using 4runner brake pressure mode.
UPDATE:
I tried the suggested approach in an earlier post where you step on the pedal hard for 5 seconds, then repeat a few times. This actually seems to improve general brake performance.

 

[rwrobs777]

I'll have to try this !!...tired of putting it in neutral at a stoplight...even worse when the AC is on.