Volvo 164 1971, Instruction Book

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Warranty Inspection
After 2500 km (1500 miles), the vehicle
should be taken to a Volvo workshop for
the
warranty inspection. The procedure
then carried out includes changing the oil
i n the engine, gearbox and rear axle. It is
very important to ensure that this oil
change is carried out since during this
running-in period the engine oil usually
collects a lot of impurities. After this oil
change, future changes should be carried
out at approximately those intervals indicat-
ed in the maintenance scheme on page 34
and in the lubricating chart at the end of
the book. All Volvo engines are test-run
before being delivered. We are therefore
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Avoid driving at low speed in high gear and using the kick-down (automatic transmission)
during the first 2000 km (1200 miles).
STARTING AND DRIVING
Running-in instructions
When the vehicle is new, we recommend that a certain amount of caution be observed
during the running-in period, for it is during this time that the movable parts of the car
must be properly bedded in so as to obtain smooth and durable sliding surfaces. The
maximum permissible speeds, therefore, should not be exceeded.
during the first between 1000 and 2000 km
1000 km (600 miles) (600 and 1200 miles)
1st speed
2nd speed
3rd speed
4th speed
30 km.p.h. (20 m.p.h.)
55 km.p.h. (35 m.p.h.)
80 km.p.h. (50 m.p.h.)
110 km.p.h. (70 m.p.h.)
50 km.p.h. (30 m.p.h.)
75 km.p.h. (47 m.p.h.)
100 km.p.h. (60 m.p.h.)
130 km.p.h. (80 m.p.h.)