> Let $M$ be a $C^3-$compact manifold and $v \in W^{2,1}_p(M\times
 [0,T])$ ($1\le p<\infty$) be the solution of:
> 
> $\begin{cases} \partial_t v-\Delta_{M} v=f, \quad M\times [0,T]\\
 v(x,0)=v_0, \quad M \end{cases}$
> 
> for some $f\in L^{\infty}(M\times [0,T])$ and initial data $v_0$ such
> that ${\vert \vert v_0 \vert \vert}_{L^\infty(M)} \le C$

**I would like to prove that ${\vert \vert v(\cdot,t)-v_0(\cdot) \vert \vert}_{L^{\infty}(M)} \le Ct$**

However applying the Hölder inequality, and using the regularity of the time derivative of $v$, I obtain: ${\vert \vert v(\cdot,t)-v_0(\cdot) \vert \vert}_{L^p(M)} \le \hat C t^{1/q}$ without using at all the $L^{\infty}$ assumption on the initial data.

I think I will have to use a maximum principle technique but at this point I don't see from where to start. 

I would appreciate any help or hints so I can fill in the details on my own.

DISCLAIMER: I already asked this in [MSE][1] but since I got no answer, I thought it 'd be better to post it also here.

Thanks a lot in advance! 


  [1]: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3288769/question-on-parabolic-pdes-improvement-of-the-bound-vert-vert-v-cdot-t-v