Ok guys take it easy please, I know I sound too confidante, and a top gun by the words above, when I wrote that I was afraid people felt that way by reading that, but I wanted it to sound more like a joke and because English is faraway from being my native language (as you can see) I guess you’ve got me wrong… anyway I posted this question exactly because I found out too weird that two experienced pilots told me the same thing about the autobrake push buttons, so there must be something there… but I just could not find it, I thought it could be some misinterpretation of the FCOM that has been passed around the airline, so I wanted to check with other pilots, just like you PantLoad. I’m sorry if you felt uncomfortable with the way I expressed myself, that was not the idea. Anyway the FCOM page that you mentioned has the following note:
“Note : If, on very long runways, the flight crew anticipates that braking will not be needed, use of the autobrake is not necessary.
Firmly press the appropriate pushbutton, according to the runway length and condition, and check that the related ON light comes on.”
Ok, so firmly does not mean pressing it for 2 to 3 seconds…. And the answer to your question is… check the wheel page on the ECAM and look for the autobrake indication…
Best regards.