CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Page 22

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Eco-driving
Optimise the use of
y
our
g
earbox
With a manual
g
earbox, move off
g
entl
y
, chan
g
e up without waitin
g
and
drive b
y
chan
g
in
g
up quite soon. I
f
y
our vehicle has the s
y
stem, the
g
ear e
ff
icienc
y
indicator invites
y
ou to chan
g
e up; it is displa
y
ed in the
instrument
p
anel,
f
ollow its instructions.
With an automatic or electronic
g
earbox, sta
y
in Drive "D"
o
r A
u
t
o
"
A" ,
a
ccordin
g
to the t
y
pe of
g
earbox, without pressin
g
the accelerator pedal
h
eavil
y
or suddenl
y
.
Drive smoothl
y
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use en
g
ine brakin
g
rathe
r
than the brake pedal, and press the accelerator pro
g
ressivel
y
. These
p
ractices contribute towards a reduction in
f
uel consumption and
CO
2
e
missions and also helps reduce the back
g
round tra
ff
ic 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 traffic is flowin
g
well.
Control the use of
y
our electrical
eq
ui
p
ment
Before movin
g
off, if the passen
g
er compartment is too warm,
ventilate it b
y
openin
g
the windows and air vents be
f
ore usin
g
the ai
r
c
on
di
t
i
on
i
n
g
.
Above 30 mph
(
50 km
/
h
)
, close the windows and leave the air vents
open
.
Remember to make use o
f
e
q
ui
p
ment that can hel
p
kee
p
the
temperature in the passen
g
er compartment down
(
sunroof and window
blinds...
)
.
Switch off the air conditionin
g
, unless it has automatic di
g
ital re
g
ulation,
as soon as the desired temperature is attained.
S
witch o
ff
the demistin
g
and de
f
rostin
g
controls, i
f
not automatic.
S
witch o
ff
the heated seat as soon as possible.
Switch off the headlamps and front fo
g
lamps when the level of li
g
ht
does not require their use.
Avoid runnin
g
the en
g
ine before movin
g
off, particularl
y
in winter;
y
our
vehicle will warm up much faster while drivin
g
.
As a passen
g
er, i
f
y
ou avoid connectin
g
y
our multimedia devices
(f
ilm, music, video game...
)
, you will contribute towards limiting the
c
onsumption o
f
electrical ener
gy
, and so o
f
f
uel.
Disconnect
y
our portable devices before leavin
g
the vehicle.
Eco-drivin
g
is a ran
g
e of ever
y
da
y
practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and C
O
2
e
mi
ss
i
o
n
s
.