Driving and the Environment198
your vehicle causes it to use about 1 l more fuel than normal at a speed
of 100 - 120 km/h, even when you are not carrying a load on the roof.
Saving electricity
Generating electricity costs fuel.
– Switch off electrical components as soon as you no longer
need them.
When the engine is running, the alternator generates and supplies elec-
trical power. The greater the load on the alternator as a result of having a
large number of electrical components switched on, the more fuel will be
consumed for operating the alternator.
Keeping a log of your fuel consumption
If you really wish to keep a close check on your fuel consumption, it is
best to enter the figures in a logbook. This does not take much time but is
a very worthwhile exercise. It enables you to detect any change (positive
and negative) at an early stage and to take any appropriate action.
If you find that your fuel consumption is too high, you should reflect on
how, where and in what conditions you have driven the vehicle since you
last refuelled.
Environmental compatibility
Environmental protection has played a major role in the design, selection
of materials and manufacture of your new Škoda. Particular emphasis has
been paid to a number of aspects, including:
Design measures
• Joints designed to be easily detached
• Simplified disassembly due to the modular structure system
• Improved purity of different classes of materials
• Identification of all plastic parts in accordance with VDA Recommen-
dation 260
• Reduced fuel consumption and exhaust emission CO
2
• Minimum fuel leakage during accidents
• Reduced noise
Choice of materials
• Extensive use of recyclable material
• Air conditioning filled with CFC-free refrigerant
• No cadmium
• No asbestos
• Reduction in the “vaporisation” of plastics
Manufacture
• Solvent-free cavity protectionolvent-free protection of the vehicle for
transportation from the production plant to the customer
• The use of solvent-free adhesives
• No CFCs used in the production process
• without use of mercury
• Use of water-soluble paints
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