Today was the first real snow North of Boston. The mini handled like a champ as expected; however I noticed that when depressing the brakes on roads covered with snow the pedal was push back against my foot... Is this normal behavior? I found it a bit unnerving.

 

ABS
ABS
ABS
antilock braking system.. completely normal, keep foot on brake when it pulsates back at ya...

 

First car with ABS huh?

 

my 04 civic (my beater) that im leasing doesn't have ABS. very fun to
drive in the snow. i have a few back street corners i can do
some FF imitation dorifuto.

 

That's the common problem with folks that are not familiar with ABS. They think something is wrong, and will let up off the brake or try to pump the brake. You may want to find an open area to practice a little. As lsd05jcw said, keep pressure on the brake. Also, as you are practicing, steer while stopping so you can prepare for a panic situation. Heck, as soon as I shot out the driveway with our new snow this morning. I jammed the brakes just to make sure ABS was working fine, and to see how slick the roads were.

 

Yah, I find it mostly annoying cause the brakes are soo sensitive on newer cars. Barely have to tap them before you are jerking forward in your seat.

Between that and the assisted power to wheels stuff, it makes me rethink my entire approach to cutting people off in snowy weather

Pulled out of the gas station this morning and spent way too long getting up to speed because the little yellow flasher started blinking.

 

you're suppose to turn off DSC in deep snow.

 

Yeah... when the yellow light is on, DSC is off. Sort of backwards i guess.