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New Car Break-In-When
starting
out
with your
new car,
you
should drive moderately for 10 to 15 minutes
to allow time
·
for the
engine, transmission,
and
rear
axle
to warm up. Speeds can then be
..
increased as shown below:
CAR SPEED-First
200 miles not
to exceed
50 miles per hour.
Second 200 miles not to exceed 60 miles per
hour.
Third 200 miles
not
to exceed
70
miles per hour.
After
your
car has
warmed
up,
speed
should be increased gradually
to the maximums in the above
schedule,
held there
for
a short dis-
tance, then
gradually
decreased to
a slower speed for a short
distance.
Driving at speeds up to
50
miles per hour, even
for
distances
greater
than the
200-mile
period,
will not "break-in" your car
for
sustained
.high speed
driving.
Sustained high
speed
driving
should
not be
undertaken until the above
schedule
of maximum speeds
(or
its
equivalent) is completed.
NOTE: Brakes, too, need
"breakinlt
in." Avoid hilth
speed stops
and closely
spaced
brake applications durinlt first few hundred
miles.
See page 26 for
more complete information on
brakes.
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ENGINE AND
CAR
SERIAL
NUMBER-The car
serial number
is located
on
a
plate which is
attached
to
the left
front
pillar
post. The engine serial number is
stamped
on the
right hand
front
face of the block.
The
engine number is
the same
as
the car
serial
number.
(Serial number
.
.
.).
STYLE, PAINT,
ANi;
TRIM
NUMBERS-The
style,
paint
and
trim numbers
are
stamped
on the
plate
attached
to
the
right
side
of the cowl just
under the rear
edge
of
the
hood.
Style
number.
.
.
Paint
number.
.
Trim
number . .
.......
.
.
.
KEY NUMBERS-The octagonal
handled keys
fit the
front door and
ignition locks
on all
models,
and
the rear door
on
station
wagons. The
oval handled keys
fit the
glove compartment
lock
on
all
models, and
the rear
deck compartment
lock
on
passenger car models.
Octagonal
key number.
.
Oval
key num-
ber.
.
...
Refer
to
page 9 for removal
of
key
number from
key.
STARTING THE
ENGINE-Hydra-Matic
equipped cars,
see
page
13. Synchro-
Mesh equipped cars,
see
page
17.
.
WHERE TO PUT YOUR OWNER'S
GUIDE-
Slip this Owner's Guide
into
the
glove
compartment for
ready reference.
If it becomes necessary for you to order any part or correspond with
your
dealer or the factory about your car,
you
can avoid any possible misunder-
standing by giving the SERIAL, STYLE and PAINT numbers of
your car.
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