Volkswagen Golf GTI 2016, Owner'S Manual

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and emergency braking will be longer until the brakes are fully
broken in. Avoid hard braking and situations that might require hard
braking (such as following other vehicles too closely) – especially
during the break-in period.
Brake pad wear depends mostly on operating conditions and the
way the vehicle is driven. If you do a lot of city and short-distance
driving and/or have a sporty driving style, you should have the
brake pads checked by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or
authorized Volkswagen Service Facility more often than the regular
service intervals.
Wet brakes (for example, after driving through water or washing the
vehicle or after heavy rainfall) will not brake as well. Stopping
distances will be longer when brake discs are wet or, in winter, even
icy. Wet or icy brakes must be dried as soon as possible by
carefully applying the brakes a couple of times while traveling at a
relatively high speed. Make sure nobody is behind you and that you
do not endanger yourself or others → .
Brakes coated with road salt also react slower and need longer
stopping distances. If there is salt on the roads and you are not
braking regularly, brake carefully and gently from time to time to
remove any salt coating from the brake discs and pads → .