Montanaman
Montana/Arizona
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- 2018.5 CX-9 AWD GT
So I've got my 2018 CX-9 GT AWD loaded up for the 1300 mile trip back to Montana and since I am towing a small trailer with a loaded top box (that should insure some good gas mileage...NOT). I thought I should crack out the owners manual to double check the GCWR and other load limits to be safe.
On the previous page something caught my attention (Page 3-55 in the US owners manual). It says: "Caution. After driving at freeway speeds or up a long hill, idle the engine for 30 seconds before stopping it. Otherwise, the turbocharger could be damaged" .
Wow. Did not know and that is a pretty serious sounding warning. We've only had the car for 3 months and have not done any long hot trips on the freeway but several short ones and I turn the engine off as soon as I stop (like most people). So I guess I better remember this little tidbit.
So again according to the owners manual you should leave the motor run for awhile after freeway driving or you could "damage the turbo" which I am sure would not be cheap to replace.
Thoughts? Anyone else doing this?
On the previous page something caught my attention (Page 3-55 in the US owners manual). It says: "Caution. After driving at freeway speeds or up a long hill, idle the engine for 30 seconds before stopping it. Otherwise, the turbocharger could be damaged" .
Wow. Did not know and that is a pretty serious sounding warning. We've only had the car for 3 months and have not done any long hot trips on the freeway but several short ones and I turn the engine off as soon as I stop (like most people). So I guess I better remember this little tidbit.
So again according to the owners manual you should leave the motor run for awhile after freeway driving or you could "damage the turbo" which I am sure would not be cheap to replace.
Thoughts? Anyone else doing this?