What is the correct way to run one in? Heard so many different opinions, some say keep belowa certain rpm some say you don't need to run them in at all?

Just drive as you normally would, that is the manufacturers recommendation.

I would run it in by letting the tyres scrub in a bit, getting the coating off the discs with some light usage which will start off the brake pads well without too much hard braking..

The engine & drivetrain will be fine while you are just getting used to the car.

Just take it easyish for a few hundred miles.

(like it says in the Owners Manual.)

Check the tyre pressures and set them yourself when you get the car.

Enjoy its newness.

have fun.

george

We were careful for 600 miles, then revved it a bit for the next 600, then just used it as normal.

I do almost redline it once every 500 miles. Because I know my wife drives it too slowly.

Yeti, but same engine.

As George says, let hte tyres and brakes bed in during the first stage while going a little bit easy.

He is right on the tyre pressures too.

They are not always correct on new cars and people just don't bother.

Bit of a long read, but here's what the owner's manual says about running them in:

The first 1 500 kilometres and then afterwards

The engine has to be run in during the first 1 500 kilometres.

Up to 1 000 kilometres:

– Do not drive faster than 3/4 of the maximum speed of the gear in use,

that is 3/4 of the maximum permissible engine speed.

– Do not use full throttle.

– Avoid high engine revolutions.

– Do not tow a trailer.

From 1 000 up to 1 500 kilometres:

– Increase the power output of the engine gradually up to the full

speed of the gear engaged, that is up to the maximum permissible

engine revolutions.

During the first operating hours the engine has higher internal friction than later

until all of the moving parts have harmonized. The driving style which you adopt

during the first approx.1 500 kilometres plays a decisive part in the success of

running in your vehicle.

You should not drive at unnecessarily high engine revolutions even after the

running-in period is complete. The maximum permissible engine speed is marked

by the beginning of the red zone on the scale of the revolutions counter. Shift up

into the next higher gear on a vehicle fitted with manual gearbox before the red

zone is reached. During acceleration (depressing the accelerator) exceptionally

high engine speeds are automatically reduced, yet the engine is not protected

against too high engine speeds which are caused by incorrectly shifting down the

gears resulting in a sudden increase of the engine speeds above the permitted

maximum revolutions which can lead to engine damage.

For a vehicle fitted with a manual gearbox the converse situation also applies: Do

not drive at engine revolutions which are too low. Shift down as soon as the engine

is no longer running smoothly.

Caution

All the speed and engine revolution figures apply only when the engine is at its

normal operating temperature. Never rev up an engine which is cold, neither when

the vehicle is stationary nor when driving in individual gears.

For the sake of the environment

Not driving at unnecessarily high engine revolutions and shifting to a higher gear as

early as possible are ways to minimise fuel consumption, operating noise levels as

well as protects the environment and contributes to a longer life and reliability of

the engine.

New tyres

New tyres have to be “run in” since they do not offer optimal grip at first. You should

take account of this fact for the first 500 kilometres and drive particularly carefully.

New brake pads

Allow for the fact that new brake pads do not achieve their full braking efficiency

until approximately 200 kilometres. New brake pads must be first “run in” before

they develop their optimal friction force. You can, however, compensate for this

slightly reduced braking force by increasing the pressure on the brake pedal.

This guideline also applies to any new brake pads installed at a future date.

During the running-in period, you should avoid excessive stresses on the brakes.

This includes, for example, violent braking, particularly from very high speeds, and

also when crossing mountain passes.