RAV 4 is not luxury car. 3 q" Y1 ^4 o/ D [' |; L, v1 k& d; o
For the top line cars, the manufacture is actully keeping the engine running over 5k km in the factory just to make sure everything 4 ^. N k! U0 I* `is perfect once the car hit the road.
my experiences with new car is just take it easy.+ p$ _* I- `& `8 [+ Q6 A
for the first 1000 km, try to accelerate smoothly. no rabbit start, or sudden high rmp acceleration. 2 D1 A" X. M; ? e+ I% S1 E8 x: aalso try to avoid prolong trip with speed higher than 80 kmh. make sure do oil change near 2000 km or sooner.$ E* i V! O6 v: N; h& U
that will ensure proper break-in period for both engine and transmission. $ l. G- P( [3 q8 H5 [" A" F3 V1 Oanother thing is make sure you slow down smoothly as well for the brake system to work themself in.! F& G9 o% X0 x8 r( e5 l+ X& n5 F
otherwise, just keep your head up, eyes out and enjoy your new car.