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twinspark · 11-12-2007, 05:40 PM

Here You Go Guys,,,, Is it really true we have to stay under 4000 RPM for the first 2000 km ???

RuFFy · 11-13-2007, 11:36 AM

Nice ride
The Arabic font number plates look awesome

KmanianC · 11-13-2007, 12:45 PM

Lucky brute! Looks like you got the Cognac Leather! I really like that interior color. What trim (wood?) did you get? Nice car man! Welcome to the W204 family!

twinspark · 11-13-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by KmanianC

Lucky brute! Looks like you got the Cognac Leather! I really like that interior color. What trim (wood?) did you get? Nice car man! Welcome to the W204 family!

Thanks alot man... its the bird's eye maple. I have waited 6 months to get it!!

is it true i should keep the revs below 4000 rpm for the first 2000 km??

KmanianC · 11-13-2007, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by twinspark

Thanks alot man... its the bird's eye maple. I have waited 6 months to get it!!

is it true i should keep the revs below 4000 rpm for the first 2000 km??

Apparently so. It is somewhere in the US manual. I took mine on a road trip to rack up some miles. You should also keep it in C instead of S as that will also keep the RPMs low.

twinspark · 11-14-2007, 04:40 PM

I still have alot to go,,,, i really wana feel the power under my feet..
but from what i feel till now,, my X3 3.0 is alot more responsive!!

**JOE55** · 11-15-2007, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by twinspark

Here You Go Guys,,,, Is it really true we have to stay under 4000 RPM for the first 2000 km ???

Because everything is new – the engine, the transmission, the brakes, they have to be gently eased into their work. Only when the gears start interacting can they find their “groove” – in other words, work themselves in.

Modern engines usually break in at around 1,000km. The first oil change has to be done fairly soon after this, as fine particles and rough edges from manufacturing will wear off and end up in the oil.

Breaking in a new vehicle is neither tedious nor time-consuming. Start off by treating the engine very gently. Stick to light-to-medium throttle acceleration and keep the odometer reading in the bottom half of the rpm range.

As a general rule, it shouldn’t exceed 3,000 to 3,500rpm.
Don’t keep to a single continuous speed or gear too. Driving in too high a gear at low speeds makes the engine work harder. It’s better to run the engine a little faster with less throttle than too low an rpm with more throttle.

cagalbraith · 11-15-2007, 07:13 AM

For TwinSpark, the engine that you have now (responsiveness, quietness, smoothness) is not the engine you'll have at the 10,000 mile mark. Further, the engine that you have at the 10,000 mile mark is not the same engine that you'll have at the 20,000 mile mark, and then the 30,000.

They just get better and better... I've owned 3 Benzes and this has been my experience with all of them.

By the way, nice ride...

twinspark · 11-15-2007, 10:08 AM

Thanks alot for your complements & info.. u saved my engine,,, i was about to squeeze it today

peabers · 11-19-2007, 10:20 AM

The Cognac interior looks good... can you post more pictures, TWINSPARK?