Brakes do not disengage hub motor Radcity 4

[jamesmeyers18@gmail.com]

I have a radcity 4. I notice when I apply the brakes that the hub motor does not disengage. It stills shows wattage beeing used by the motor on the display. When I stop pedaling the wattage meter on the display goes to zero. I thought whenever the brakes are applied that the motor automatically disengages.
Any thoughts woud be appreciated.

[santacruzpaul]

I have a radcity 4. I notice when I apply the brakes that the hub motor does not disengage. It stills shows wattage beeing used by the motor on the display. When I stop pedaling the wattage meter on the display goes to zero. I thought whenever the brakes are applied that the motor automatically disengages.
Any thoughts woud be appreciated.

Sounds like a controller or brake sensor problem, Are you still under warranty? If under warranty Rad will take care of it eventually. I experienced a bad batch of brake lever sensors a while back, And still have them, But the replacement brake levers improved things to the point I can tolerate it once every 15 miles or so, I just have to tap the brakes to restore all back to normal, With NO data lost on display.

[Caxton Drift]

When the brakes are applied on the RadCity4, the motor regenerates power into the battery.
What you're seeing on the display may be regenerative power.