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Bronco Break-In Period

According to the owner’s manual, the 2021 Bronco does require a break-in period. For the first 1,000 mi (1,600 km), Ford recommends you avoid driving at high speeds, braking heavy, shifting aggressively, or using your vehicle to tow. Although they do not elaborate, Ford goes on to say that during this time, your vehicle may exhibit some unusual driving characteristics. This ambiguous description provides a tremendous amount of leeway for the manufacture to explain any potential gremlins inherent in some new cars.
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Anyone know where to find the manual?
 

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From BN:

Bronco Break-In Period
According to the owner’s manual, the 2021 Bronco does require a break-in period. For the first 1,000 mi (1,600 km), Ford recommends you avoid driving at high speeds, braking heavy, shifting aggressively, or using your vehicle to tow. Although they do not elaborate, Ford goes on to say that during this time, your vehicle may exhibit some unusual driving characteristics. This ambiguous description provides a tremendous amount of leeway for the manufacture to explain any potential gremlins inherent in some new cars.
So what do they define as "high-speeds?" I have to pick up my Bronco at my dealership, and will be driving it across the country to get back home. Should I avoid highways entirely? Or just keep the speed under 70?
 

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So what do they define as "high-speeds?" I have to pick up my Bronco at my dealership, and will be driving it across the country to get back home. Should I avoid highways entirely? Or just keep the speed under 70?
I have about a 500 mile trip. Splitting the trip into a couple days and taking the backroads I am. I believe there are recommended max rpms and speed, but I don’t recall what they are. I will have to come up with a game plan before delivery.
 

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I have about a 500 mile trip. Splitting the trip into a couple days and taking the backroads I am. I believe there are recommended max rpms and speed, but I don’t recall what they are. I will have to come up with a game plan before delivery.
Mine is about 1,000 miles. So not sure if I can take backroads the whole time. But maybe I can just go a little slower in the right lane with the 18 wheelers.
 

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HAHAHA I appreciate the dry humor. Y'all do get that the first paragraph is a joke, right? Well the whole thing but the first part made me laugh. :)
 

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I did a 1000 for my F150 which was the towing requirement after that I hooked up 8500 lbs. It's mostly for the A10 trans
 

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I did a 1000 for my F150 which was the towing requirement after that I hooked up 8500 lbs. It's mostly for the A10 trans
Hence the "unusual driving characteristics" as it tries to adapt to you. Luckily I won't have to deal with that.
 

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Mine is about 1,000 miles. So not sure if I can take backroads the whole time. But maybe I can just go a little slower in the right lane with the 18 wheelers.
I would suggest at least trying the backroads the first 250-500 miles, keep within the recommended rpm and speed the entire time, and put a piece of tape over the cruise control switch to block it out and remind you to vary your speed. Make frequent stops to explore.
 

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For someone that requires only a few k miles a year, this will take awhile. Especially if my short wife can’t drive the sas to tack on some miles
 

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