Owner’s Manual

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21
Eco-driving
Eco-drivin
g
is a ran
g
e o
f
ever
y
da
y
practices that allow the motorist to optimise their
f
uel consumption and
CO
2
e
m
issio
n
s
.
Optimise the use of
y
our
g
earbox
With a manual
g
earbox, move off
g
entl
y
, chan
g
e up without waitin
g
a
nd drive b
y
chan
g
in
g
up quite soon. If
y
our vehicle has the s
y
stem,
the
g
ear shi
f
t indicator invites
y
ou to chan
g
e up; it is displa
y
ed in the
instrument panel,
f
ollow its instructions.
Wi
t
h
an automat
i
c or e
l
ectron
i
c
g
ear
b
ox, sta
y
i
n
D
r
i
ve
"D"
o
r
Au
t
o
"A"
,
a
ccordin
g
to the t
y
pe o
f
g
earbox, without pressin
g
the accelerator pedal
h
eavil
y
or suddenl
y
.
Drive smoothl
y
Maintain a sa
f
e distance between vehicles, use en
g
ine brakin
g
rathe
r
than the brake pedal, and press the accelerator progressively. These
p
ractices contribute towards a reduction in
f
uel consumption and
CO
2
emissions and also helps reduce the back
g
round traffic noise.
I
f
your vehicle has cruise control, make use o
f
the system at speeds
a
bove 25 mph
(
40 km
/
h
)
when the tra
ff
ic is
f
lowin
g
well.
Control the use of
y
our electrical
eq
ui
p
ment
Before movin
g
off, if the passen
g
er compartment is too warm, ventilate it
by
openin
g
the windows and air vents be
f
ore usin
g
the air conditionin
g
.
Above 30 mph
(
50 km
/
h
)
, close the windows and leave the air vents open.
Remember to make use o
f
e
q
ui
p
ment that can hel
p
kee
p
the tem
p
erature
in the passenger compartment down
(
sunroo
f
and window blinds...
)
.
S
witch o
ff
the air conditionin
g
, unless it has automatic di
g
ital re
g
ulation,
as soon as the desired temperature is attained.
Switch off the demistin
g
and defrostin
g
controls, if not automatic.
Switch off the heated seat as soon as possible.
S
witch o
ff
the headlamps and
f
ront
f
o
g
lamps when the level o
f
li
g
ht
does not re
q
uire their use.
Avoid runnin
g
the en
g
ine be
f
ore movin
g
o
ff
, particularl
y
in winter;
y
our
vehicle will warm up much
f
aster while driving.
As a passen
g
er, i
f
y
ou avoid connectin
g
y
our multimedia devices
(f
ilm, music, video game...
)
, you will contribute towards limiting the
c
onsumption o
f
electrical ener
gy
, and so o
f
f
uel.
Disconnect
y
our portable devices before leavin
g
the vehicle.