Hydraulic brakes are hydraulic brakes. 😇 As long as you use a pressure or vacuum bleeder, I can't see a difference.

(If you want to flush it the old fashioned way by pumping the pedal with the car off, might be different?)

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Some brake systems need to be bled using a piece of diagnostic equipment to activate the solenoids

Factory procedures have been saying that since the beginning of time, since ABS systems were implemented. In theory, they are correct.

In practice, you don't really need to run the ABS or Traction Control pumps to achieve 'fresh' fluid...

 

Hydraulic brakes are hydraulic brakes. 😇 As long as you use a pressure or vacuum bleeder, I can't see a difference.

(If you want to flush it the old fashioned way by pumping the pedal with the car off, might be different?)

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Factory procedures have been saying that since the beginning of time, since ABS systems were implemented. In theory, they are correct.

In practice, you don't really need to run the ABS or Traction Control pumps to achieve 'fresh' fluid...

Actually the Prius/CT200 requires the system to pump the fluid out the rear brakes. The fronts could be bled normally by gravity or pressure bleeder. For the rears, a tool wasn't required, but there's a bit of a procedure to put the car in the proper maintenance mode to get fluid out. The rear couldn't be done by gravity or pressure bleed.

 

I imagine the brake system and components, as well as maintenance and service, are identical on the hybrid as they are on the ICE versions... and for the entire generation5 CRV production life cycle.

Perhaps some part numbers are different since the wheel drive systems are a bit different and Honda has a habit of changing part numbers over very subtle changes, but I can't see any scenario where Honda suddenly changes how their various models braking systems are serviced.

 

From what I can find on the Accord Hybrid (the closest relative to the CR-V), the brakes should bleed like any normal car.

However, not many Accord or Insight owners have anything to say on it. I'm hoping it's because it's so easy.