And yours are "works" cars............. not your own, but I'm sure senior management don't like the engines to be ruined unnecessarily............... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

No, we don't control usage of management cars etc.

In my opinion, it's just good practice to run them in a bit

DaveW wrote:

For those of you that don't know, there is also a quiet mode start option. Ign on, wait five seconds (car rcognises you want a closed valve start), go for start.

The purpose of this is protocol is to prevent the valves opening on the cold flare /high idle from an absolute cold start.

If the car is warm then it won't high idle

Just to be clear though - ign on (with foot off the brake) - wait 5 seconds - foot on brake - start. is that what you're doing?

I thought so but ill try it again.