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Introduction Vehicle break-in process
Vehicle break-in process
By following a few simple precautions
for the first 1,000 km (600 miles) you
may add to the performance, economy
and life of your vehicle.
僅 Do not race the engine.
僅 While driving, keep your engine speed
(rpm, or revolutions per minute)
between 2,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm.
僅 Do not maintain a single speed for
long periods of time, either fast or
slow. Varying engine speed is needed
to properly break-in the engine.
僅 Avoid hard stops, except in emergen
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cies, to allow the brakes to seat prop
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erly.
僅 Don't tow a trailer during the first
2,000 km (1,200 miles) of operation.
僅 Fuel economy and engine perfor
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mance may vary depending on vehi
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cle break-in process and be stabilized
after 6,000 km (4,000 miles). New
engines may consume more oil during
the vehicle break-in period.
Vehicle data collection and
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event
data recorder (EDR). The main pur
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pose of an EDR is to record, in certain
crash or near crash-like situations,
such as an air bag deployment or hit
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ting a road obstacle, data that will
assist in understanding how a vehi
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cle's systems performed. The EDR is
designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety systems
for a short period of time, typically 30
seconds or less. The EDR in this vehi
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cle is designed to record such data as:
僅 How various systems in your vehi
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cle were operating;
僅 Whether or not the driver and pas
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senger safety belts were buckled/
fastened;
僅 How far (if at all) the driver was
depressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal; and,
僅 How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better
understanding of the circumstances in
which crashes and injuries occur.
NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situ
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ation occurs; no data are recorded by
the EDR under normal driving condi
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tions and no personal data (e.g.,
name, gender, age, and crash loca
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tion) are recorded. However, other
parties, such as law enforcement,
could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data
routinely acquired during a crash
investigation.