CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - Eco-driving

20
Familiarisation
Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range o
f
everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their
f
uel consumption and
CO
2
e
mi
ss
i
o
n
s
.
Optimise the use of
y
ou
r
g
earbox
With a manual
g
earbox, move off
g
entl
y
,
c
han
g
e up without waitin
g
and drive b
y
c
han
g
in
g
up quite soon.
With an automatic or electronic
g
earbox,
s
ta
y
in Drive
"
D"
o
r A
u
t
o
"
A" , accordin
g
to
the t
y
pe of
g
earbox, without pressin
g
the
a
cce
l
erator pe
d
a
l
h
eav
ily
or su
dd
en
ly
.
Drive smoothl
y
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles
,
use en
gi
ne
b
ra
ki
n
g
rat
h
er t
h
an t
h
e
b
ra
k
e pe
d
a
l
, an
d
press t
h
e acce
l
erator
p
ro
g
ress
i
ve
ly
.
Th
ese pract
i
ces contr
ib
ute
towards a reduction in
f
uel consum
p
tion and
CO
2
emissions and also helps reduce the
back
g
round traffic noise.
If
y
our vehicle has cruise control, make use of
the s
y
stem at speeds above 25 mph
(
40 km
/
h
)
when the tra
ff
ic is
f
lowin
g
well.
Control the use of
y
our
e
lectrical e
q
ui
p
ment
Before movin
g
off, if the passen
g
er
c
ompartment is too warm, ventilate it b
y
openin
g
the windows and air vents before usin
g
the air conditionin
g
.
Above 30 mph
(
50 km
/
h
)
, close the windows
an
d
l
eave t
h
e a
i
r vents open.
Remember to make use o
f
e
q
ui
p
ment that can
help keep the temperature in the passenge
r
c
ompartment down
(
window blinds...
)
.
Switch off the air conditionin
g
as soon as the
desired temperature is attained.
Switch off the demistin
g
and defrostin
g
c
ontrols
,
if not automatic.
S
witch o
ff
the heated seat as soon as possible.
Switch off the headlamps and fo
g
lamp when
the level o
f
li
g
ht does not require their use.
A
void runnin
g
the en
g
ine before movin
g
off,
p
articularl
y
in winter;
y
our vehicle will warm
up much faster while drivin
g
.
A
s a passen
g
er, if
y
ou avoid connectin
g
y
our multimedia devices
(
film, music, video
g
ame...
)
,
y
ou will contribute towards limitin
g
the consumption of electrical ener
gy
, and so
of
fue
l.
Disconnect
y
our portable devices be
f
ore
l
eav
i
n
g
t
h
e ve
hi
c
l
e.