Just got my Yeti on Sunday. Its a jungle green L&K 2.0 Litre with auto gearbox and a few optional extras. I have to say my first impressions are very favourable.

Any hints on do's and don'ts when running in? The owners manual just says not to exceed 75% of the maximum engine speed.

 

Thanks

Rob

Excellent colour choice!

 

I tend to keep to that suggestion, upto 75% of available engine speed, for the first 1000 miles. But keep the revs varied if you can - might be a bit more difficult to do with the DSG.

Hi and welcome to the forum. Good choice of colour, wasn't around when I chose mine or I could have been tempted. As you are new to the forum we can make allowances but you can't just say "and a few optional extras" - we like details!! 

I think you are going to find your first impressions stay with you for a long time, There seem to be precious few Yeti owners (and past owners) who say they wish the had bought or leased something else instead.  

Edited 1 December, 201510 yr by Paul52

Welcome from a fellow jungle green Yeti owner, also with a few optional extras listed as required in my signature.

Engines are already run in these days before you buy them. There are two camps on "running in" - one that says keep the revs lowish for the first 1000 miles and another that says "thrash the pants off it from the start"

 

The latter is supposed to be the way to ensure your engine develops maximum operating efficiency - power & MPG. That's the route I went for and mine - gave it a lot of stick right from the off, and 33,000 miles later it uses not a drop of oil and performs impeccably.

Welcome.

 

As others have said, just stick to what the handbook says.

 

With modern machining tolerances and synthetic oils (not what you really want for bedding in rings and bores) I don't think you will achieve much by using other recommended running-in procedures, particularly with diesel engines which tend to be used at lower revs (unless you are a masochist!) and having much higher compression will bed the rings in anyway, if the oil allows, anyway.

 

I've run-in all my new diesels and the odd petrol as per the book and none have used excessive oil.

 

Running-in is more important with old engines which have been rebored and fitted with new pistons and/or rings and it is better doing that with non-synthetic oil so that the bores and rings do bed in properly. The running in method of using high throttle openings for short bursts/cooling down repeatedly works well for rebuilt engines as the rings are put under more pressure against the bores. 

 

The latter is supposed to be the way to ensure your engine develops maximum operating efficiency - power & MPG. That's the route I went for and mine - gave it a lot of stick right from the off, and 33,000 miles later it uses not a drop of oil and performs impeccably.

I do the complete opposite every time with the same result every time.

Welcome to the "club".

New engines are already prepared, equating to being "run in".

Drive as normal, but don't pin it until 3K miles.

 

Mike