Santa Fe Break-in period?

4 messages, Last post on Jun 29, 2009 at 10:01 AM

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#3 of 4 Re: Break-in period? [jaydee77ca] by denvertrakker Jun 29, 2009 (8:26 am)
Replying to: jaydee77ca (Jun 29, 2009 7:53 am) Simple answer: Follow the manual, not what "the dealer" (I presume you mean your salesperson) says. Your warranty depends on following instructions as set out by the manufacturer, not what some possibly ill-informed salesperson tells you. That said, you don't need to go overboard. Modern vehicles don't really need as defined a break-in period as in years past. Try not to accelerate (or decelerate) suddenly, don't exceed the speed limit, and try to vary your speed as much as possible. I really tried to follow all this for at least the first 1000 miles, even to the extent of not using the cruise control. (A real annoyance since I live on the eastern plains of Colorado, almost as deserted as the Winnipeg-to-Calgary run) I did try to keep it to 55 mph for a while, even tho the limit was 75. (Sorry, can't give you the kph/mph conversion out of my head). So you'll get there ten minutes later - no biggie. Replies to this message: tidester (Jun 29, 2009 10:01 am)
#4 of 4 Re: Break-in period? [denvertrakker] by tidester HOST Jun 29, 2009 (10:01 am)
Replying to: denvertrakker (Jun 29, 2009 8:26 am) Sorry, can't give you the kph/mph conversion out of my head Google will do that for you! Just type in "55 mph in kph" (without the quotes) to find 55 mph = 88.51392 kph. Or better yet, WoframAlpha does numbers really well tossing in some interesting stuff with the result. tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper

#3 of 4: Re: Break-in period? [jaydee77ca] by denvertrakker; Jun 29, 2009 (8:26 am)

Replying to: jaydee77ca (Jun 29, 2009 7:53 am)

Simple answer:

Follow the manual, not what "the dealer" (I presume you mean your salesperson) says. Your warranty depends on following instructions as set out by the manufacturer, not what some possibly ill-informed salesperson tells you.

That said, you don't need to go overboard. Modern vehicles don't really need as defined a break-in period as in years past. Try not to accelerate (or decelerate) suddenly, don't exceed the speed limit, and try to vary your speed as much as possible. I really tried to follow all this for at least the first 1000 miles, even to the extent of not using the cruise control. (A real annoyance since I live on the eastern plains of Colorado, almost as deserted as the Winnipeg-to-Calgary run)

I did try to keep it to 55 mph for a while, even tho the limit was 75. (Sorry, can't give you the kph/mph conversion out of my head). So you'll get there ten minutes later - no biggie.

tidester (Jun 29, 2009 10:01 am)

#4 of 4: Re: Break-in period? [denvertrakker] by tidester HOST; Jun 29, 2009 (10:01 am)

Replying to: denvertrakker (Jun 29, 2009 8:26 am)

Sorry, can't give you the kph/mph conversion out of my head

Google will do that for you! Just type in "55 mph in kph" (without the quotes) to find 55 mph = 88.51392 kph. Or better yet, WoframAlpha does numbers really well tossing in some interesting stuff with the result.

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SUVs and Smart Shopper