Your Vehicle And The Environment - Seat toledo Owner's Manual

TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
The f f irst 1 1 ,500 k k m – a a nd a a fterwards
Running-in
During the first few operating hours the
engine internal friction is higher than
later on when all the moving parts have
bedded down. How well this running-in
process is done depends to a consider-
able extent on the way the vehicle is dri-
ven during the first 1500 km.
Up t t o 1 1 000 k k ilometres
the following general rules apply:
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Do n n ot u u se f f ull t t hrottle
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Do n n ot d d rive f f aster t t han 3 3 /4 o o f t t op
speed
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Avoid h h igh e e ngine s s peeds
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Trailer towing should if possible be
avoided.
Warning
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New t t yres m m ust a a lso b b e " " run i i n"
because t t hey d d o n n ot h h ave m m aximum
adhesion a a t t t he s s tart. T T his m m ust b b e
taken i i nto a a ccount b b y d d riving c c are-
fully d d uring t t he f f irst 1 1 00 k k m.
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New b b rake l l inings m m ust a a lso b b e
run i i n a a nd d d o n n ot h h ave t t he o o pti-
mum f f riction p p roperties d d uring t t he
first 2 2 00 k k m. T T he s s lightly r r educed
braking e e ffect c c an b b e c c ompen-
sated f f or b b y m m ore p p ressure o o n t t he
brake p p edal. T T his a a lso a a pplies
when n n ew l l inings h h ave b b een f f itted.
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From 1 1 000 – – 1 1 500 k k m
The speed can be gradually increased to
the road or engine maximum.
During a a nd a a fter t t he r r unning-in
period t t he f f ollowing a a pplies:
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either in neutral or in the gears.
All speeds and revs given are only valid
when engine is properly w w arm.
one g g ear h h elps t t o s s ave f f uel, d d ecrease
noise a a nd p p ollution. S S ee a a lso t t he
"Driving e e conomically a a nd e e cologi-
cally" c c hapter.
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when engine no longer runs smoothly.
After t t he r r unning-in p p eriod
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maximum permissible engine speed is
shown by the beginning of the red zone
on the rev counter scale. The needle of the
counter must not move into this zone.
Extremely high engine revs will be auto-
matically governed.
Do not overrev the engine when cold –
Do n n ot d d rive w w ith u u nnecessarily
high e e ngine r r evs. C C hanging u u p
Do not let engine labour – change down
On vehicles with a rev counter* the

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