michaelpsmith

I have been sooooo good...and its not easy to be good.

Have had it set in comfort mode...and not revved over 4.5K...

How did all of you deal with your breaking in the car?

Just curious ----> also one question - comfort mode seems very slow on engagement of gears. I assume the other modes when I get to try them (after the breaking period is complete) is more quick to engage gears?

Also does the sound change in the other modes? I don't have the performance exhaust...

Thanks all....only have 500 miles currently. Maybe a few more longer trips are in order.

kfehling

I took a 600 mile drive in it. Had to hit a grand as soon as I could and it was driving me nuts doing about 20 miles a day. Finally said screw it and took off for the trip. Got back and promptly tested the launch mode.

rongpanda

I've been driving in comfort exclusively for my morning and after-work commutes. I drive in sport any other time. I've accidently hit 5000 rpm while showing off the car to some people, so I hope nothing bad happens. I'm currently at 360 miles. Only 640 painful more to go.

finch!

With the A45, I didn't. I drove it as I would drive it in the real world from day 1. I'll do the same with the C63.

datalink7

I took a trip to Niagra Falls. There and back in one day (about 700 miles total). That knocked off most of it, and I got to see the Falls, which I'd never done before.

megasaurus

yawn

megasaurus

you mean revved over 4500 RPM

auditoamg

So, no one here is doing the MotoMan break-in technique? In short, you know, drive it like you stole it from day one. Red line it a few times to seat the rings right out of the gate, then change the oil immediately at 1200 miles and again at 5k....

I did this with my 2 x Audi S4's which were notorious for oil burn from the factory using their break-in techniques, and never had an issue with oil burn or the carbon build up others had... Those that used this technique also had no problems out to some very extended mileage.

Just wanted input....

ENV²

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This is the best break in for any car. You get the temps up to operating levels. Then you drive the car like you stole it and make sure you do some downshifting/engine braking to seat the pistons correctly. I did it on my B8 s4 and never ever burned a single drop of oil. We are currently breaking in the wife's A3 in the same manner.

auditoamg

LOL - I remember you from Audizine, brother! This is the best technique. I haven't pulled the trigger on my C63S, yet. I'm negotiating with my wife, who will probably divorce me if I do it at the moment. But I am working on it. I have lost faith in Audi service and the vehicle, to some extent.

Dasani

I drove it like it would drive it any other day, after letting everything reach operating temps.

I've done this with every car I've ever owned, including the S4 that I just traded in with zero problems and 75000+ miles on the odometer.

When I raced Mustangs, one of my custom built racing engines had a hand written note of "Put belt on supercharger - haul ***" on the build sheet.

finch!

With regards to me driving the car like I would in real life that I mentioned above, I take a bit of this MotoMan technique on board: make sure the temperatures are all OK, then manual mode with a varied engine load and engine RPM. I'm not going to drive it around in first gear at 6500rpm but I definitely let it rev to the red before shifting, use the "wrong" gear quite often, and downshift to slow the car. I live on a hill with a fun, twisty road to get home and might use first and second and sometimes third gear to go up or down the hill, but other times I might use fourth or fifth and the brakes more than the engine. Depends. I think the key is vary the engine load and engine speed, and don't be afraid of the revs.

I drove my Mark V GTI like that before I sold it and it didn't burn much oil at all - and those things were notorious for it. My R36 has been treated in the same manner and it barely touches the oil - same with the A45. None of the cars have had any engine related trouble.

ProjectC55

Isn't the car driven hard by the factory once it comes off of the assembly line for low mileage testing? That's what they do to a lot of sports cars,corvettes ,Nissan gtr,Porsche,Ferrari's,Lamborghini,dodge srt8s

AMG_Eric

Well I have not really baby'd mine. I got it Friday and 1 tank of gas only went 200 miles.

Having said that this is a LEASE so who cares? I will baby it as much as I can over the next 800 but if you think I will keep it under 4500 rpm with paddle shifters and carbon ceramic braking you are nuts. I bet I burn through a set a tires in 2,000 miles.

This car was bought for fun and to share with my clients, oh and track days. It's a lease so to me its a rental car until I buy a GT-S next year.

SuperNik

I drove mine like I stole it for the 1st 50 or so miles to bed in the rings and then fairly carefully until 1000 miles. As I hit 1000 miles I raced an M4 for around 20 miles on a motorway. I asked MB to change the engine oil when having the diff oil changed at 1850 miles. They spoke to the amg guys and said it wasn't necessary. After a brief argument they changed the engine and diff oils at no cost. Now just over 4000 miles and most done at the red line including a trip across Europe and a few hot(ish) laps of the ring. At 5000 I'm gonna start modifying. I've always run in my cars like this and had very few problems with reliability.

cyberorth

First hand from AMG rep in a AMG event: break in is not necessary for the engine. He felt that the statements in the manual come from non technical people, translation legal.
I still do it as it isn't only the engine you are breaking in.

theclutch

So I've been babying it for a long while now. When I pulled into the garage last night, I noticed this... So I'm thinking I should put more miles and beat the crap out of the car now?

jeremyf0923

Oh damn! When you saw that did it feel like you had just won the lottery?? Enjoy!

cyberorth

I'm reminded of this. Don't do this!


http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7TW_/volkswagen-100000-miles

Dasani

I don't know... It may be an omen, I see '666' right side up and upside down!

westwest888

You guys seem way too compliant. I think I revved the dealer demo car to 6500. I doubt I would do any different if I bought it.

Sandbo

So breaking it in can be a huge misunderstanding, and be argued for days. The fact is this. AMG breaks in the motor before it even gets seated in the engine bay, and the only thing your actually trying to break in would be the transfer case, and other suspension parts. The reason it calls for a transfer case oil change at 1000 miles is due to micro metal shaving left from the build. They want you to drive it easy and work these out in the beginning. Here are facts about how hard, fast you should break in a motor if you want your engine and tranny to be snappy and work together good.

A true engine break in is referring to the piston rings. All rings come a little out of round and not 100% flat, and the top of a fresh cylinder wall is somewhat rough. The rough walls main purpose is to act as a file and shave down the rings to be a custom fit in each unique cylinder there placed in. Now seating the rings can be the main catalyst that will make or break compression, which means power. Breaking in an engine slow and easy is not a bad thing but, doesn't give things the tightest seal. All race engines, motorcycle engines, and professional high HP motors get completely and undderly beat to heck from fist start, there trying to not delicately shave the rings into place, but slam them in for a tight seal. Realistically the engine either does or doesn't do this within the first 20 miles, depending on how you drive it. It's a known fact that motors broken in very hard the first 20 miles show increases of HP on the Dyno. So in short I have always been hard on my sports cars and never had issues from it.

theclutch

Where does it say that it needs a transmission oil change?

Mort

It doesn't say it needs a transmission oil change. If you have the factory LSD it requires an oil change at 1875 miles. It may be different on the W205 because they are offering different LSDs on it depending on the options you get and they have an electronic LSD option now.

frank69m

Is the only thing not to go over 4,000 rpms during the 1000 mile break-in...What about a couple of hours of stop and go traffic?