Hi,

 

In owner's manual say's

 

New vehicle - Running in the engine

Driving style during the first 1500 km determines the quality of the engine run-in process.

• During the first 1000 km, rev the engine to max. 3/4 of the highest permissible engine speed and avoid using a trailer.
• Over the next 500 km, the engine speed can be slowly increased.

Depending on driving style and operating conditions, the engine consumes some oil, up to 0.5 l/1000 km. Consumption may be higher over the next 5000 km.

 

How do you drive first 1500 km, do you adjust minimum charge level 100% via e-manager and run mostly by petrol engine or do nothing special, charge car and drive hybrid?

 

I get new Octavia Style IV (here in Finland we have Ambition, Style and Sportline) next month and I think that I run mostly by petrol engine first 1500 km.

A really interesting question.

The running in process is not just about the engine of course.

Personally I would not like to push the handling envelope until the tyres newness has been scrubbed off over say the initial 200km, and that goes for when new tyres are fitted.

The other thing is to bed in the brakes before any really heavy stuff, although even that process is going to be extended somewhat with regenerative braking. 

 

If most of your daily commute is within battery range then I'd use EV mode. Longer journeys should be the major part of the engine running in process since the engine would get a chance to actually warm up properly and do some extended and varied work.

I would have thought the running in process will probably take a lot longer than 1500km but the only real inconvenience would be if you were planning to tow a trailer.

 

Most people rarely take their 1.4/1.5tsi engines over three quarters of max revs because that is where the torque falls off and with a PHEV you usually have the boost from the EV motor in hybrid mode anyway in the lower revs.

 

Your choice of course and the only thing likely to cause any sort of 'damage' (?) is placing an unnecessarily heavy and extended load on the engine. Like towing a heavy trailer up a steep hill at low revs in too high a gear  ..... and is that even possible with a DSG?