Seat toledo - Your Vehicle and the Environment

3.14 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– YOUR VEHICLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
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 tto 11000 kkilometres
the following general rules apply:
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Do nnot uuse ffull tthrottle
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Do nnot ddrive ffaster tthan 33/4 oof ttop
speed
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Avoid hhigh eengine sspeeds
•
Trailer towing should if possible be
avoided.
Warning
•
New ttyres mmust aalso bbe ““run iin”
because tthey ddo nnot hhave mmaximum
adhesion aat tthe sstart. TThis mmust bbe
taken iinto aaccount bby ddriving ccare-
fully dduring tthe ffirst 1100 kkm.
•
New bbrake llinings mmust aalso bbe
run iin aand ddo nnot hhave tthe oopti-
mum ffriction pproperties dduring tthe
first 2200 kkm. TThe sslightly rreduced
braking eeffect ccan bbe ccompen-
sated ffor bby mmore ppressure oon tthe
brake ppedal. TThis aalso aapplies
when nnew llinings hhave bbeen ffitted.
From 11000 –– 11500 kkm
The speed can be gradually increased to
the road or engine maximum.
During aand aafter tthe rrunning-in
period tthe ffollowing aapplies:
•
Do not overrev the engine when cold –
either in neutral or in the gears.
All speeds and revs given are only valid
when engine is
properly wwarm
.
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Do nnot ddrive wwith uunnecessarily
high eengine rrevs. CChanging uup
one ggear hhelps tto ssave ffuel, ddecrease
noise aand ppollution. SSee aalso tthe
"Driving eeconomically aand eecologi-
cally" cchapter.
•
Do not let engine labour – change down
when engine no longer runs smoothly.
After tthe rrunning-in pperiod
•
On vehicles with a rev counter* the
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.
The ffirst 11,500 kkm – aand aafterwards
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