Running in 200

[richeh]

used the search function and didnt really find what I was after.

Just wondering about the recomended running in period with a new 200, obviously the manual says dont go above 78mph and keep it between 2.5 & 3.5k revs for 650ish miles

should I follow this strictly? or just be gentle for a while?

 

[Munson]

Been covered a million times in the past dude. IMO just warm it through properly, as you always should anyway, and drive it like you always will. Plenty of load, plenty of revs. Obviously you don't want to sit on the limiter for three miles, but you also don't want to be cruising around on light throttle openings at 3000 rpm for weeks on end. Drive it normally.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

When warm (not water temp - oil temp!) .. give it hell (without being a twunt, obviously) just like you'd drive any other car.

 

[Gorms]

Once the brakes have been bedded in and the oil is warm just drive it. Enjoy it.

 

[Munson]

Incidentally, warm doesn't mean half way up the bypass. My car has an oil temp gauge, and it can take a good ten minutes or more before it's at a temp where I'm happy to unleash the full fury of 1.4bar.

 

[richeh]

thanks for infos