Driving And Environment; The First 1,000 Miles (1,500 Km) And Afterwards - Audi A7 Sportback 2014 Owner's Manual

204 Driving and environment
Driving and
environment
The first 1,000 miles
(1,500 km) and
afterwards
New engine
The engine needs to be run-in during the first
1,000 miles (1,500 km).
For the fir st 600 miles (1,000
kilometers ) :
.,. Do not use full throttle.
... Do not drive at engine speeds that are more
than 2/3 of the maximum permitted RPM.
... Avoid high engine speeds.
From 600 to 1,000 mile s (1 ,000 to
1,500 kilometers):
... Speeds can gradually be increased to the
maximum permissible road or engine speed.
During and after break-in period
.,. Do not rev the engine up to high speeds
when it is cold. This applies whether the
transm ission is in N (Neutra l) or in gear.
After the break-in period
... Do not exceed maximum engine speed un-
der any circumstances.
.,. Upshift into the next hig her gear before
reaching the red area at the end of the tach-
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During the first few hours of driving, the en-
gine's interna l friction is higher than later
when all the moving parts have been broken
in. How well this break-in process is do ne de-
pends to a conside rable extent on th e way the
vehicle is driven dur ing the first 1,0 00 miles
(1, 500 kilome t ers).
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Note
Extremely high engi ne speeds are auto-
mat ically reduced. However, th ese rpm
lim its are progr amme d f or an engine well
run-in, not a new engine .
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For the sake of the environment
Do not drive with unnecessarily high en-
gine speeds - upshifting early saves fuel,
reduces noise and protects the environ-
ment.
, New tires
If your vehicle is runni ng on new tires, drive
part icularly caref ul for t he first 350 miles
(500 kil omete rs) afte r fitt ing.
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WARNING
New t ires tend t o be slippery and must al-
so be "b roken-in" . Be sure to remember
this dur ing the fi rst 350 mi les (500 kilo -
meters) . Brake gently . Avoid fo ll ow ing
closely behind other vehicles or other sit-
uations that might require sudden, hard
braking .
New brake pads
Remember that new brake pads do not have a
full braking effect dur ing the fi rst 250 miles
(400 kil omete rs) afte r they are insta lled.
New brake pads have to be "burnished in" be-
fo re t hey have optima l grab
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During the break-in period, you should avoid
putting severe loads on the brakes. Severe
loads include, for example, sudden hard brak-
ing, in particular at very high speeds or, for
example, on mounta in passes.
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WARNING
New brake pads don't have t he best stop-
ping power and must be "broke n-in" dur-
ing the in iti al 100 to 150 mi les (150 t o
20 0 kilometers) of normal city driving . You
can compensate for this by pressing the
brake pedal more f irm ly. This also applies
later when new pads are installed.