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Vehicles with turbocharged engine
After running at high engine speeds or high
engine loa ds, operate the engine briefly at
a low load or run in neutra l for approx.
30 seconds before switc hing off in order to
protect the turbocha rger.
Save energy – more mileage
Please observe the running-in hints on the
previous pag e and the tips for saving
energy on the following pa ges.
Good, technica lly correct and economical
driving ensures ma ximum durability and
performance for your vehicle.
Overrun
The fuel supply is autom atically shut off
during overrun, e.g. when the vehicle is
being driven down long gradients or when
braking. To enable the overrun cut-off to
take effect, do not accelerate during
overrun and, if in manual transmission
mode, do not de-clutch. To prevent
damage to the cata ly tic converter, overrun
cut-off is temporarily deactivated when the
catalytic converter temperature is high.
Vehicles with turbocharged engine
Flow -g enerated noises may be aud ible if
the a ccelerator is released quickly on
account of air flow in the turbocharger.
Engine speed
Driv e in a low engine spee d range for each
gear a s m uc h as possible.
Warmin g up
Allow the engine to warm up while driving.
Do not warm it up by letting it run at idling
speed. Do not apply full throttle until the
engine has reached operating
temperature.
After a cold start, the automatic
tra nsmission 3 and Easytronic 3 do not
shift into higher gears until higher engine
speeds have been reached. This allow s the
catalytic converter to quickly reach the
temperature required for optimum
pollutant reduction.
Correct gear selection
Do not race your engine whilst in neutral or
with a low gea r selected. Driving too fast in
indiv idua l gea rs as well as stop-and -g o
tra ffic increases engine wear a nd fuel
consumption.
Change down
When decreasing speed, shift down into
the next lowest gear. Do not slip the clutch
with a high-revving engine. This is
especially important when hill climb ing.
Cl utch o peration
Always d epress the c lutch pedal hard to
the floor to p revent shifting difficulties and
transmission damage.
When driving do not use the pedal as a
foot rest; this will cause substantial clutch
wear.
Cooling fan
The cooling fan is controlled via a
therm oswitch and therefore only runs if
necessary.
Pedals
Do not place any ob jects in the foot well
which could slip under the pedals and
inhibit the pedal travel.
To ensure the pedal travel is uninhibited,
there must be no mats in the area of the
pedals.
Battery care
When driving slowly or when the v ehicle is
stationary, e.g. in slow urban traffic, stop-
and-go traffic or traffic jams, turn off all
unnecessary electrical loads where
possible (e.g. heated rear window, heated
fron t se ats, etc. ).
De clutch w he n sta rting in orde r to relieve
the strain on the starter and the battery.
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