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Driving your vehicle
Economical operation
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• Thevehicledrivesthroughawindy
area.
• Thevehicleiscontrolledbythe
followingdrivingassistsystems:
-LaneKeepingAssistSystem
(LKA)
-Forwardcollision-avoidance
assist(FCA)System
-SmartCruiseControl(SCC)
System
Economical operation
Yourvehicle’sfueleconomydepends
mainlyonyourstyleofdriving,
whereyoudriveandwhenyoudrive.
Eachofthesefactorsaffectshow
manykilometers(miles)youcan
getfromaliter(gallon)offuel.To
operateyourvehicleaseconomically
aspossible,usethefollowingdriving
suggestionstohelpsavemoneyin
bothfuelandrepairs:
• Drivesmoothly.Accelerateat
amoderaterate.Don’tmake
“jack-rabbit”startsorfull-
throttleshiftsandmaintaina
steadycruisingspeed.Don’trace
betweenstoplights.Trytoadjust
yourspeedtothetrafficsoyou
don’thavetochangespeeds
unnecessarily.Avoidheavytraffic
wheneverpossible.
Alwaysmaintainasafedistance
fromothervehiclessoyoucan
avoidunnecessarybraking.This
alsoreducesbrakewear.
• Driveatamoderatespeed.The
fasteryoudrive,themorefuel
yourvehicleuses.Drivingata
moderatespeed,especiallyon
thehighway,isoneofthemost
effectivewaystoreducefuel
consumption.
• Don’t“ride”thebrakepedal.This
canincreasefuelconsumption
andalsoincreasewearonthese
components.Inaddition,driving
withyourfootrestingonthe