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2micro4u · 04-16-2008, 11:54 AM

What is and what does the break in period reccomend on the new SMART FORTWO?

How fast can I go till its broke in?

What do I do during this time?

At how many miles is the enginge broken in?

2micro4u · 04-16-2008, 03:32 PM

How many miles is break the in period on the SMART?

How fast is it recommended I go during this period?

spdickey · 04-16-2008, 03:36 PM

1000 miles. Keep it under the speed limit, vary your speeds, don't over rev or lug and you'll be fine.

msjohnson1974 · 04-16-2008, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 2micro4u

What is and what does the break in period reccomend on the new SMART FORTWO?

How fast can I go till its broke in?

What do I do during this time?

At how many miles is the enginge broken in?

I _should_ tell you to RTFM... but break in is 1000 miles (per the book) and it says to keep speeds "reasonable" and not exceed 3500 RPMs (i think). I see you're in Atlanta, just stay in the right lanes and do 5 over the speed limits and you shouldn't hurt the car. It takes me 5 minutes more to get from downtown to Roswell that way and its more relaxing to not be worried about the idiot doing 65 in the left lane.

SmartJJ · 04-16-2008, 03:42 PM

also i was told not to downshift to slow down during breakin, which could lead to sudden high revs

2micro4u · 04-16-2008, 03:52 PM

Ok so I should go no faster than 60 MPH or 65 MPH because I dont have the tach option since I picked up an orphan.

2micro4u · 04-16-2008, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by spdickey

1000 miles. Keep it under the speed limit, vary your speeds, don't over rev or lug and you'll be fine.

ok...so Im assuming if I go 60 MPH is that too fast?

msjohnson1974 · 04-16-2008, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 2micro4u

ok...so Im assuming if I go 60 MPH is that too fast?

I stuck to the 5 over rule just to avoid being run over by all the Tahoes and Escalades we have running around this town. So 60 ITP and 65/70 OTP with no flooring it. Not having the tach I don't know how many RPMs I hit at 70 but the engine never made any noise indicating it was at a high RPM.

Beachy · 04-16-2008, 04:21 PM

Weird...I asked and was told, "No break-in period. Just drive the way you normally drive."

Well, today's technology may be good but it is not that good. Anything new needs a bit of breaking in. The rings take a few hundred miles to get seated properly. That's one of the reasons gas mileage and performance improves a bit after several hundred miles on any new car.

So, no matter what "they" say, treat your smart "gently" for the first thousand. Probably most important is to vary the speeds - for example, don't keep it at 60 mph on the Interstate for a hundred miles the first day you have it.