I know with a new car you should not take it over 3000 rpm for the first 500miles what do you have to do with a automatic

Just treat it like a you would a manual,just try not to use the kickdown and no flooring the throttle Although running-in a new car these days is not as important as it once was.

It's so cool if you can get 500miles first.

I know with a new car you should not take it over 3000 rpm for the first 500miles what do you have to do with a automatic

Lesson I learnt was, if fitted, don't use the cruise control with an automatic if you plan on running it in. Just 5 minutes after collecting my car with just a few miles on the clock, the cruise control made the gearbox kickdown and pretty much redlined on a steep incline:eek:

If you are a very strict person when it comes to running in then use the tiptronic mode to change gears when you want, but to be honest there is probably no harm in letting the gearbox change when it wants to with normal driving

These sort of questions crop up a lot, and I'm a fan of "hard running in".

But something to bear in mind if considering a "wrapped in cotton wool" run in.

1. It has probably been maxxed out in every gear on a rolling road at the factory

2. It has been ragged around the docks on the continent and here

3. It has been PDI'd and I would guess on the short road test things like cruise and kickdown are tested as part of this.

The best thing to do is just drive it normally imho