How to Maintain and Break in a New Car?

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SanArcher
07/28/25 7:03pm
Properly warming up a cold engine can help form an "oil film" between engine components, thereby reducing wear and tear. When driving a manual transmission vehicle, avoid incorrect behaviors such as high gear with low RPM or low gear with high RPM. For automatic transmission vehicles, try not to accelerate abruptly by stomping on the throttle. After reaching a certain mileage or time interval, promptly conduct vehicle inspection and maintenance, including changing the engine oil and oil filter, and perform a comprehensive check of the chassis system.
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