BOO STA

Took delivery of a 2019 G/S, I know about keeping under the 4000rpm.Just wondering if their are any other things you guys did during yours

Thunder22

just follow the directions in the manual.

Congrats on the new car!

L8ter

Don’t go for a 500 mile drive down the interstate at 65 mph. Very your speeds and acceleration in different gears. Better to stay in the burbs, and around town. Jmo

dvilin

Nothing more than the 500 mile breakin process detailed in the manual.

runner61627

Vary your speed and don’t let rpm’s go into the yellow zone. That “zone” will disappear from your tach at 500 miles.

Kevin A Jones

I agree! For example if driving on Interstate don't drive an hour at 70mph, vary your speed/RPMs.
Also, take it easy on your brakes. Allow extra stopping distance, avoiding fast sudden stops

Mad*Max

Yes, I am in the middle of mine as well right now, drive it as much as possible!!! I can't wait to get it out of the break-in (mine is at 1500 miles according to the manual) so her and I can get to know one another

Skid Row Joe

Not really. Today's modern engines with synthetic oil are pretty bullet proof. If you got a bad engine, it's going to break no matter how you drive it.

KenHorse

Tell me about it......

phalse

yeah the key is just dont drone on down the road at the same/constant rpm and/or speed. mix it up. speed up, slow down, work up and down thru the gears, etcetc. generally speaking, the highway is one of the worst places to be during break-in. give it some gas once in a while, you want those piston rings to seat nicely but mostly gentle is best.

VETJAZZ

Got 500 out of the way in 8 hours on my drive home from the Museum. I just didn't use cruise.

bearphoto

Its all in your manual, not sure why you need to ask on a forum where you will get a variety of answers.

Patman

Also remember that it's not just the engine that's breaking in but the rear end, transmission, brakes, etc. So that's another reason not to beat on it super hard at first.

L8ter

Mad*Max

I thought I was having memory lapses but I re-read my 2019's manual and it does not mention the oil change on the non-Z51 cars, however, I am still planning to do one on mine.

Corpsvette

Most importantly, don't leave an unsecured child restraint seat in the vehicle. Seems like a weird place to put this warning.

BOO STA

10-4 Got The Message

Supersonic 427

I too am in the break in process of my '19 GS. I am just driving a combo of rural and urban roads and no long interstate travel. Keeping it below 4000 RPM and easy braking.

Thunder22

You mean I damaged my car by driving it 3.5 hours home from Criswell on 95? lol

Bishop4142

for the 2019 MY do we still get the free oil change at 500 and two additional free oil changes?