break-in period
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2010 C350 Arctic White/Black
break-in period
tried the search function under break-in period but could not find it. picking up my c63 today and want to break the engine in correctly. any leads/info to share? thx...
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The search function has been sucking. I think it broke. But you will get a difference in opinion, some will say beat the **** out of it and others will say follows manufacture recommendation.
I followed the manufacture recommendation.
I followed the manufacture recommendation.
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the break in is not for the motor... its for the rearend and the tranny. i would think the AMG engineers would know more about this then us forum guys. so with that in mind i would follow the instructions that you will find on the upper left corner of the inside of your windshield. under 1k miles no kick down and no revs above 4500 rpm. only drive in comfort mode. do not down shift with paddles stay under 85 mph.
i have broken those rules on limited occassion and not severly. but i plan on keeping my car a very long time.
i have broken those rules on limited occassion and not severly. but i plan on keeping my car a very long time.
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the break in is not for the motor... its for the rearend and the tranny. i would think the AMG engineers would know more about this then us forum guys. so with that in mind i would follow the instructions that you will find on the upper left corner of the inside of your windshield. under 1k miles no kick down and no revs above 4500 rpm. only drive in comfort mode. do not down shift with paddles stay under 85 mph.
i have broken those rules on limited occassion and not severly. but i plan on keeping my car a very long time.
i have broken those rules on limited occassion and not severly. but i plan on keeping my car a very long time.
AMG engineers are just making recs based off advice from their legal department. MBUSA is just trying to covers its behind when they recommend the break in routine. My sister's brother's dog's aunt broke his car in really hard and it runs fine.
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http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
I did follow the instuctions,in my opinion... The performance is really much more better than my last car(follow the manual instrutions)!
I did follow the instuctions,in my opinion... The performance is really much more better than my last car(follow the manual instrutions)!
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I don't disagree with you but I think this is the point in these recycled threads where the following point gets brought up...
AMG engineers are just making recs based off advice from their legal department. MBUSA is just trying to covers its behind when they recommend the break in routine. My sister's brother's dog's aunt broke his car in really hard and it runs fine.
AMG engineers are just making recs based off advice from their legal department. MBUSA is just trying to covers its behind when they recommend the break in routine. My sister's brother's dog's aunt broke his car in really hard and it runs fine.
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The thread I posted above has all the relevant back and forth.
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thx for the recs and points-just picked up the car and saw the break-in period sticker on the windshield. my intention was not to open up a can of worms and your feedback is much appreciated. fwiw, i plan to follow the recd procedure. btw, luv the car...
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The thread I posted is one of the better ones on this topic. It's not your fault that search is down. Congrats on the car. I've had mine since September. Love it.
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i didn't strictly stick to the break in recommendations. i had a long trip the day after i got so i ran highway speeds up to 90 for long periods of time. and i gunned it a few times at red lights. never smoked the tires just pumped up the rpms. mine is running great after 4700 miles i still have plenty of tread on my tires and oil usage gets less all the time.
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I have a sticker in my windshield(inside the cabin) and it says:
No revin past 4500rpm
No use of Kicck-down
No full load operation
Break in untill 1000miles.
If you want I can take a picture of it. It comes in two or 3 different languages. I hope this helps.
No revin past 4500rpm
No use of Kicck-down
No full load operation
Break in untill 1000miles.
If you want I can take a picture of it. It comes in two or 3 different languages. I hope this helps.
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If it cant take it right out of the box it shouldn not be considered a "performance vechile". The motor is already broke in. All my life I have had Porsches and hammered the **** out of them from day one! Never one issue ever.
