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Hi SaggySaggy said:
Kept ours in ECO mode on the drive profile for first 1,000 miles
Kept revs always below 2,500 (but we're a manual box)
Easy on the brakes & tyres for 500 miles to let them bed in & treads to wear top surface
Just being careful; car has returned total mpg of 50 on that
So they say, Dougie ! But TBH the engines are built with such fine tolerances that it's always helpful to let them bed in; ours only had 10 miles on the clock, and not every one is road tested before they leave the factory. No harm in being careful; but now going to go and run the @rse of ours up the local hillsDougie said:
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I hate to say this Saggy it's in the manual, it says keep power below x percent etc etc as I recall. I'm ignoring it since I won't be running it hard. I got some autobahn next week I could let rip on but won't. Going to be about 80 mph and if you use DSG you won't be over revving it rather than the paddles. Honest John doesn't like ECO since it stops the DPF recycling in normal use. I might try ECO on the cruising legs. Keep out of Sport. I've never really used it on my old car, needless high revs annoyed me.
You are also suppose keep an eye on the oil level since the engine becomes better sealed with use. My old TDI got 1/2 litre at about 1,000 miles. Topping up with the VW certified oil as per the manual.
You are also suppose keep an eye on the oil level since the engine becomes better sealed with use. My old TDI got 1/2 litre at about 1,000 miles. Topping up with the VW certified oil as per the manual.
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I found it on Monday, I booted up on a 2 mile stretch and 7th appeared. Maybe I had been in 7th before. It gets its motorway first journey next week as well. I couldn't see the point of needlessly taking it on a motorway for fun. Given its like my old car apart from the seats !.... forgetting all those new gizmos on it, handles like.
The panoramic roof is a success since I was worried about extraneous light coming through the blind which is a distraction during driving when you don't want it, a side effect of the all black interior meant the blind isn't opaque. I suspect dare I say different seat colour would have lead to a lighter interior and a translucent blind.
The heated windscreen is also a success. Now I have the mirrors are on the Saggy position I'm expecting big things.
Back to Saggy's question, you should check the oil level at about every 1,000 miles or so during the period. The Altea I took abroad two days after I had it and I called into a VW garage in Germany for oil since it was dropping down. It was given Germanic loving care, that's when it got a 1/2 litre put in it, got a free velcoes oil holder kit with the garage name on it. I've put that to use on the new car given the lack of understorey space in the 4WD. Must say different oil, need that DPF friendly stuff. I had to do top ups on the Altea several times on trips abroad . If you are thrashing them they loose oil. New engines loose oil. I do a check at the half way point on European trips. That will include clean the cameras now if not more often.
Two things I still haven't tried park assist and traffic assist, can't have all the excitement in one go.
The panoramic roof is a success since I was worried about extraneous light coming through the blind which is a distraction during driving when you don't want it, a side effect of the all black interior meant the blind isn't opaque. I suspect dare I say different seat colour would have lead to a lighter interior and a translucent blind.
The heated windscreen is also a success. Now I have the mirrors are on the Saggy position I'm expecting big things.
Back to Saggy's question, you should check the oil level at about every 1,000 miles or so during the period. The Altea I took abroad two days after I had it and I called into a VW garage in Germany for oil since it was dropping down. It was given Germanic loving care, that's when it got a 1/2 litre put in it, got a free velcoes oil holder kit with the garage name on it. I've put that to use on the new car given the lack of understorey space in the 4WD. Must say different oil, need that DPF friendly stuff. I had to do top ups on the Altea several times on trips abroad . If you are thrashing them they loose oil. New engines loose oil. I do a check at the half way point on European trips. That will include clean the cameras now if not more often.
Two things I still haven't tried park assist and traffic assist, can't have all the excitement in one go.
Tell said:Page 184 of the manual covers all types
Tell - ECO drive profile really only affects the engine response to the fly by wire throttle position; in other words it won't directly affect RPM just by being selected in its own right as the driving profile. RPM's - That comes down to chosen speed and gears selection (which can still be manually in DSG) If anything, the fact that throttle response is reduced in ECO mode is helpful for initial bedding in, I'd think. It will also not adversely affect DPF cleaning because that takes place above certain RPM's and engine temps, both of which are perfectly achievable in ECO mode.
So say 132 mph is max speed, don't go above 88 MPH, no full throttle and keep out of ECO, I surmise from that. ECO being a too low gear.
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It is the Telegraphs Honest John writer who tells people on his problem pages to keep out of ECO for the sake of the DPF. Probably the mixed diet is good.
No I'm on autobahns next week with unrestricted so I could take it up to 132 if I wanted. We do cruise at 100 MPH on long trips in Germany, you get the X which in this country means 70 MPH, Germany infinity if your car can do it. Only going 50 - 70 miles into Germany this time of year, I know its unrestricted once you leave Luxembourg. They literally fill up their Jerry cans at the border since fuel is taxed much lower in Luxembourg to Germany, load up with coffee (ditto) then hurl themselves past you on the road out.
You don't stay on the outside lane without frequent mirror checking else you get a big vehicle on your tail. They tend to knock off early Friday afternoons so the big autobahn race of sporty cars kicks off. The autobahns were built for the Blitzkrieg so they sort of end quickly and in odd places, then you are off on another one.
I might take it up to a 100 and report back. My DPF cleaning with the heated method kicked in at 210 miles which would have been the first, following that 200 - 300 mile rule. I probably won't bother with ECO unless on a long motorway run. I never do manual DSG changing except once a year when I decend a valley into a town and I need low as the traffic backs up. The partner could moan if they were driving in ECO as not being responsive enough. It's they that speed on autobahns when I fall to sleep.
I think the reality is with a DSG running in isn't really an issue if you drive in automatic mode in normal mode since it shouldn't be over revving the engine, but a bit of brut running is good rather than tickling it. That's why the manual reads a bit strange. My old Altea was fine and did the same trip at the same age and ran in fine. The only thing is the oil checking during the running period.
No I'm on autobahns next week with unrestricted so I could take it up to 132 if I wanted. We do cruise at 100 MPH on long trips in Germany, you get the X which in this country means 70 MPH, Germany infinity if your car can do it. Only going 50 - 70 miles into Germany this time of year, I know its unrestricted once you leave Luxembourg. They literally fill up their Jerry cans at the border since fuel is taxed much lower in Luxembourg to Germany, load up with coffee (ditto) then hurl themselves past you on the road out.
You don't stay on the outside lane without frequent mirror checking else you get a big vehicle on your tail. They tend to knock off early Friday afternoons so the big autobahn race of sporty cars kicks off. The autobahns were built for the Blitzkrieg so they sort of end quickly and in odd places, then you are off on another one.
I might take it up to a 100 and report back. My DPF cleaning with the heated method kicked in at 210 miles which would have been the first, following that 200 - 300 mile rule. I probably won't bother with ECO unless on a long motorway run. I never do manual DSG changing except once a year when I decend a valley into a town and I need low as the traffic backs up. The partner could moan if they were driving in ECO as not being responsive enough. It's they that speed on autobahns when I fall to sleep.
I think the reality is with a DSG running in isn't really an issue if you drive in automatic mode in normal mode since it shouldn't be over revving the engine, but a bit of brut running is good rather than tickling it. That's why the manual reads a bit strange. My old Altea was fine and did the same trip at the same age and ran in fine. The only thing is the oil checking during the running period.
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