RAV 4 is not luxury car. ! ]4 _( F" R. a" s. M! J0 A' t2 M& ?: m' b. K' a# Y
For the top line cars, the manufacture is actully keeping the engine running over 5k km in the factory just to make sure everything 8 u v3 V( |! ? m8 D4 [
is perfect once the car hit the road.
my experiences with new car is just take it easy.& T3 Z/ A0 J0 B+ U) A F
for the first 1000 km, try to accelerate smoothly. no rabbit start, or sudden high rmp acceleration.7 K6 l9 s) G7 d" R. h9 |" m3 i: R1 v
also try to avoid prolong trip with speed higher than 80 kmh. make sure do oil change near 2000 km or sooner. 6 o- o" J2 t' |# M% x' T2 w5 W) G9 c) L9 }that will ensure proper break-in period for both engine and transmission. $ r2 ~# D! k1 M: Z1 K; a; C b/ D( ]another thing is make sure you slow down smoothly as well for the brake system to work themself in. 3 s" \5 X5 z% L0 Hotherwise, just keep your head up, eyes out and enjoy your new car.