STARTING&DRIVING
Maintenance
Havethevehicleregularlyserviced
Regularservicingwillensureoptimumfuelconsumption
andminimiseexhaustpollutants,aswellaseffectively
extendingtheservicelifeofthecar.
Checktyrepressuresregularly
Under-inatedtyresincreasetherollingresistanceofthe
carwhich,inturn,increasesfuelconsumption.Overor
under-inatedtyreswearoutmorerapidlyandalsohavea
detrimentaleffectonthecar’shandlingcharacteristics.
Donotcarryunnecessaryloads
Theadditionalweightofunnecessaryloadswastesfuel,
especiallyinstop/startconditionswherethecaris
frequentlyrequiredtosetofffromstationary.
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