DRIVING ADVICE, ECO-DRIVING
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Driving advice and Eco driving
Behaviour
– Drive carefully until the engine
reaches its normal operating tempera-
ture, rather than let it warm up while
the vehicle is stationary.
– High speeds significantly affect the
vehicle's fuel consumption.
Examples (at a steady speed):
– reducing the speed from approxi-
mately 80 mph (130 km/h) to 68 mph
(110 km/h) saves up to around 20% of
fuel;
– reducing the speed from approxi-
mately 56 mph (90 km/h) to 50 mph
(80 km/h) saves up to around 10% of
fuel.
– Dynamic driving with a lot of fre-
quent acceleration and braking is ex-
pensive on fuel in comparison to the
time saved.
– Do not overrev the engine in the in-
termediate gears. Always use the high-
est gear possible without labouring the
engine.
– Avoid sudden acceleration.
– Brake as little as possible. If you an-
ticipate an obstacle or bend in ad-
vance, you may then simply release
the accelerator pedal.
– Do not try to maintain the same
speed up a hill, accelerate no more
than you would on level ground. Keep
your foot in the same position on the
accelerator pedal.
– Double declutching and accelerating
before switching off the engine are un-
necessary in modern vehicles.
– Bad weather, flooded roads:
Do not drive through water if it
is higher than the lower edge of the
wheel rim.
Heating levels
It is normal to notice an increase in the
vehicle's fuel consumption when using
the heating (particularly when the out-
side temperature drops below zero) or
air conditioning.
Driver obstruction
On the driver's side, only
use mats suitable for the
vehicle, attached with
the pre-fitted components, and
check the fitting regularly. Do not
lay one mat on top of another.
There is a risk of wedging the
pedals.
Tyres
– An underinflated tyre increases fuel
consumption.
– To optimise fuel consumption, set
the highest speed tyre pressure or the
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