2023 Prime Engine Break In Question

If you have a Prime then I'd put it in "charge mode" which runs the engine all the time. The last thing you want to do is run it at a steady speed on the freeway so charge mode with around town driving is best.
I have a Prime on order and this is what I plan to do with it.

 

I got my Prime about a month ago and will be starting a 5,000 mile trip in about a month. The manual is disappointing on break-in advice, looking pretty much like boilerplate ICE text. My theory is to make sure I go through 2 tanks of gas one way or 'tuther before starting that trip, figuring that should be about the equivalent of 1000 miles of ICE activity. I've been reading up on the two sides of the "1000 mile oil change" discussions and am going to get an oil change before starting the road trip too. Surprisingly, the local dealer said they will do the oil change as part of the free Toyota care program even at 1000 miles! I suspect that just means fewer free ones later in the two years, but that is fine.

My biggest concern with the "don't use cruise control" and constant speed highway driving advice is that that flies in the face of what a CVT does! Engine RPMs have nothing to do with driving speed--certainly here in Colorado, it has much more to do with grade. I'm still playing it safe though, but feel that it is a bit out of context.

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