Renault TRAFIC 2024 - Page 204

DRIVING ADVICE, ECO-DRIVING
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202 - Driving
Behaviour
– Drive carefully until the engine
reachesitsnormaloperatingtempera
ture, rather than let it warm up while
the vehicle is stationary.
– Dynamic driving involving heavy and
frequent acceleration and braking is
expensive on fuel in comparison to the
time saved.
– 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.
– Donotoverrevtheengineinthein
termediate gears. You should always
use the highest gear possible.
– 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.
Tyres
– An underinflated tyre increases fuel
consumption.
– The use of non-recommended tyres
can increase fuel consumption.