DRIVING
TIPS
DRIVING
ECONOMICALLY AND ENVIRONMENT-CONSCIOUS
~re economy and the exhaust emissions
and noise depend to a great extent on
the
personal
style
of driving.
To
use as
little
fuel as possible and dis-
turb
the environment as
little
as possible
and keep wear of engine, brakes and
tyres to the minimum, the following
points should be noted:
• Do not run
engine
to
warm
it up
with
the
vehicle
stationary.
Drive off immediately after starting. Do
not overrev.
• Avoid
full
throttle
acceleration.
• Avoid
high
engine
speeds
The best consumption and least disturb-
ance
of environment is obtained at low
engine speeds in the highest possible
gear. Drive as often and as long as
pos-
sible
in the highest gear.
The fuel consumption is for example
twice as high in 2nd gear and 1.5 times
as
high in 3rd gear as in 4th gear.
• Change
down
only
when
engine
no
longer
runs
smoothly.
Depending on gearbox you can normally
drive on the level in the highest gear at
40-60 km/h and still accelerate.
• Avoid
driving
continuously
at top
speed.
•
Drive
as
smoothly
as possible and
look
well
ahead.
Unnecessary
acceleration and braking
must be paid for
with
higher fuel
con-
sumption and more disturbance of the
environment.
•
Stop
engine
during
traffic
hold-ups.
The
individual
operating
conditions
naturally also affect fuel consumption.
The following factors for instance are not
favourable to fuel consumption:
• Traffic density, particularly large
towns
with
numerous
traffic
lights.
• Frequent stop/start driving, particu-
larly driving from house to house so
that
engine is never properly warm.
• Driving in heavy, slow-moving
traffic
in low gear so
that
the engine speed is
relatively high in relation to the distance
covered.
One
should, therefore, plan trips in ad-
vance
to avoid unfavourable operating
conditions.
Obviously
the fuel consumption is also
affected by factors over which the driver
has
no influence. It is for example nor-
mal for the consumption to increase in
the winter or in arduous conditions (bad
roads,
trailer towing etc.).
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