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Old 11-20-17, 12:39 PM
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Let's use a little common sense here. Obviously, avoiding an accident is always top-priority.....even if you have to make a panic-stop with new brakes.
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Old 11-20-17, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike728
Strange. I can not find any mention of engine break on my 2013 ES in the manual. Maybe a Canadian thing?
I will have to give it a look. Pretty sure it still is listed for all Toyota and Lexus models.
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Old 11-20-17, 01:02 PM
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Lexus says no heavy braking for the first 160 miles, and avoid full throttle acceleration and driving at consistent speeds for like 625 miles. I looked.
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Old 11-20-17, 01:21 PM
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Lexus says no heavy braking for the first 160 miles, and avoid full throttle acceleration and driving at consistent speeds for like 625 miles. I looked.
I guess I'm screwed!

I seriously don't see it in my manual, but if something was there, I doubt I would care. This is not the 1960's. Tolerances are much tighter and any engine break in is just overkill.
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Originally Posted by Mike728
I guess I'm screwed!

I seriously don't see it in my manual, but if something was there, I doubt I would care. This is not the 1960's. Tolerances are much tighter and any engine break in is just overkill.
I think we’ll be fine lol.

And for those of you so worried about the next owner of my new Pacifica I’ve had for one week I did out of curiosity look it up in the manual for that too, and it says “drive moderately for the first 300 miles”. It has over 300 miles on it already, and I would describe the way it was driven as “moderately” lol
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Originally Posted by SW15LS
I think we’ll be fine lol.

And for those of you so worried about the next owner of my new Pacifica I’ve had for one week I did out of curiosity look it up in the manual for that too, and it says “drive moderately for the first 300 miles”. It has over 300 miles on it already, and I would describe the way it was driven as “moderately” lol
You're golden! Controversy over.
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i'm sure 'break in' is in the manual because of lawyers to guard against the fact that the owner is likely unfamiliar with the vehicle. then if they guess the wrong pedal at least they won't floor it if they're being as the manual expects.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i'm sure 'break in' is in the manual because of lawyers to guard against the fact that the owner is likely unfamiliar with the vehicle. then if they guess the wrong pedal at least they won't floor it if they're being as the manual expects.
Lawyers probably write 90% of what is in the manuals. And, in some cases, even THAT isn't good enough. My LaCrosse occasionally flashes a message, across the video screen, in English (Spanish is also programmable) telling the driver not to take their eyes off the road too much to fiddle with the screen....that doing so can cause an accident LOL. One must tap the "I Acknowledge" part to get past it.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Lawyers probably write 90% of what is in the manuals. And, in some cases, even THAT isn't good enough. My LaCrosse occasionally flashes a message, across the video screen, in English (Spanish is also programmable) telling the driver not to take their eyes off the road too much to fiddle with the screen....that doing so can cause an accident LOL. One must tap the "I Acknowledge" part to get past it.
That message comes on in my car when I start it. But never while I am driving. That would tick me off.
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If anybody is interested in a nice Kia Sedona trade, mine is listed now:

https://www.fairoaksmotors.com/used/...4fe123a7dd.htm

I'll be interested to see if they can get that price for it (they paid me $25,000)...
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
That message comes on in my car when I start it. But never while I am driving. That would tick me off.
Yeah......same here, usually only at start-up. The last thing thing a driver needs, while driving, is one more reason to look at the video screen LOL.
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Originally Posted by SW15LS
If anybody is interested in a nice Kia Sedona trade, mine is listed now:

https://www.fairoaksmotors.com/used/...4fe123a7dd.htm

I'll be interested to see if they can get that price for it (they paid me $25,000)...

Did you break it in properly?
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Originally Posted by JDR76
Did you break it in properly?
You beat me to the punch...
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I knew that was coming lol
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Originally Posted by SW15LS
I knew that was coming lol

You mean you didn't red-line the tach the moment you drove it off the lot? Shame on you.
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