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Driving
and environment
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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
1,0
00 miles
(1,50
0
km)
.
For the first
600
miles
(1,000
kilometers):
-
Do not use fu
l
l thrott
le.
-
Do not drive at engine speeds that are more than 2/3 of
the maximimum permitted RPM.
From
600
to 1,000
miles
(1
,
000
to 1
,
500
kilometers):
- Speeds can
gradually
be increased to the maxim um
perm issible road or engine
speed.
During
and after
break-in
period
-
Do
not
rev
t
he eng ine up
t
o high speeds when it is cold.
This app
li
es w
het her
t he t ransmission is in N (Neutral)
or
1
n
gear
.
After
the break-in
period
-
Do not exceed maximum engine speed under any circum
-
stances.
-
Upshift into
th
e
next
higher gear
before
reaching t he red
area at t he end of the tachometer scale==>
page 8.
During the first few hours of
d
riving, the engine's interna
l
friction is
hig
her
than later w hen all the moving parts have been broken in. How
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
we
l
l th is break-in process is done depends to a considerab le extent on
the way the veh icle is d
r
iven dur ing the f
ir
st 1,000 miles (1,500 kilo-
meters).
0
Note
Ext
remely high engine speeds are automatic
al
ly reduced. However,
these
RPM-li
mits were prog rammed for an engine well ru n-in, not a
new eng ine.
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For the sake of the environment
Do not drive w it
h
un necessarily hig
h
eng ine speeds -
upshift
ing
earl
y
saves f
uel
, reduces noise and protects the environme nt
.
•
New tires
If your veh
icle
is run ning on new tir es,
dr ive parti
cularly
carefu
l
f
or
the fi rst 30
0
mil
es
(500 kil
om
eter s)
aft
er fit
t
ing.
&
WARNING
New tires tend to be slippery and must also be "broken -in". Be
sure to remember this during the first 300 miles (500 kilome
-
ter s)
.
Brake gently. Avoid following closely behind other vehicles
or other situations that might require sudden, hard braking.
u
New brake
pads
Remember
t hat
new brak
e
pads
do
not
have
a fu
l
l braki ng
eff ect duri
ng
the first
2
50 mi les (400
kil
omet ers) after
t
hey
are insta
ll ed.
Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself service
Technical data
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