MG RX8 - Economical and Environmental Driving; Running-In; Environment Protection; Economic Driving

StartingandDriving
EconomicalandEnvironmentalDriving
Running-in
Theengine,transmission,brakesandtyresneedtimeto
'bed-in'andadjusttothedemandsofeverydaymotoring.
Duringtherst1500km,pleaseheedthefollowingadvice
soastoenhancethelong-termoperationperformance:
•Donotallowtheenginetoexceed3000rpminanygear
orthevehiclespeedtoexceed120km/h.
•Donotoperateatfullthrottleorallowtheengineto
labourinanygear.
•Donotdriveataconstantspeed(eitherhighspeedor
lowspeed).
•Avoidheavybrakingwherepossible.
After1500km,enginespeedscanbegraduallyincreased.
EnvironmentProtection
Y ourcarhasbeendesignedwiththelatesttechnologyin
ordertominimizetheenvironmentalimpactofexhaust
emissions.
EconomicDriving
Thewayinwhichyoudriveyourcarhasasignicant
bearingonthelifespanofthecar,aswellasaffectingthe
environmentalpollutionandthefuelconsumption:
Pleaseproperlypreheattheenginebasedontheexternal
temperature.T oolongpreheatingtimemayreducefuel
economyandincreaseenvironmentpollution.
Beforetheenginereachesthenormaloperating
temperature,thehardaccelerationorsuddenincreasein
loadmaydamagetheengine.
DriveSmoothly
T ravelingatasuitableconstantspeedismorefuelsaving
thanfrequentbrakingandacceleration.Avoidmaking
hardacceleration,suddenstart-offandemergencybrake.
Steadyaccelerationordecelerationusesconsiderably
lessfuelthanrapidaccelerationoremergencybraking,
reducesexhaustpollutantsandalsominimizesthewearto
mechanicalcomponents.
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