manual audi r8 i 1 owners manual page 140

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document_0900452a816e6cc9.book Seite 138 Mittwoch, 21. Februar 2007 1:32 13 138 Your vehicle and the environment Your vehicle and the environment Running in WARNING A new vehicle should be run in over a distance of 2,500 km. During • Because of the high temperatures which can occur in the emis- the first 1,000 km do not use full throttle and do not exceed an sion control system, do not park the vehicle where the exhaust engine speed of 6,000 rpm. From 1,000 to 2,000 km you should also can come into contact with flammable materials under the car avoid using full throttle. From 2,000 to 2,500 km you can then (e.g. on grass or at the forest edge). - Fire hazard! increase engine speed gradually and briefly to 8,250 rpm.• Do not apply any underseal agents in the area around the During its first few hours of running, the internal friction in the exhaust system - fire hazard! engine is greater than later on when all the moving parts have bedded down. Driving abroad How the vehicle is driven for the first 2,500 km also influences the engine quality. After the first 2,500 km you should continue driving Unleaded petrol at moderate engine speeds, in particular when the engine is cold. This helps to reduce wear and tear on the engine and increases the A car with catalytic converter must not be run with leaded petrol potential mileage which can be covered by the engine.⇒page138. Before driving abroad make sure that unleaded petrol You should also avoid driving with the engine speed too low. is available there. Change down to a lower gear when the engine no longer runs Changing over headlight dip settings “smoothly”. Excessively high engine speeds are prevented by an The asymmetric low beams of the headlights are designed to light automatic rev limiter. up the near side of the road more intensely. If you drive in a country where traffic drives on the opposite side of the road to the home Emission control systems country, this will dazzle oncoming traffic. The headlight dip settings must be changed to avoid dazzling The vehicle must only be used with unleaded petrol, otherwise the oncoming traffic. For safety reasons, you should have the dip catalytic converter will be destroyed. settings changed by a qualified workshop. Never run the tank completely dry. The irregular fuel supply can For further information about changing the dip settings on xenon* cause misfiring, which would allow unburnt fuel to enter the headlights, please contact your Audi R8 dealer or other qualified exhaust system, which could cause overheating and damage the workshop. catalytic converter.

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