Owner`s manual

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Save energy – more miles
Please observe the running-in hints on the
previous pag e and the tips for energ y
saving on the following pages.
Good, technica lly correct and economical
driving ensures ma ximum durability and
performance for your vehicle.
Overrun 3
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 lytic converter, overrun
cut-off is temp orarily deactivated when the
catalytic converter temperature is high.
Vehicles with engine Z 20 LET
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:
Flow -g enerate d noise s may be aud ible if
the accelerator 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 much as possible.
War min 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 op erating
temperature.
Following a cold start, automa tic
transmissions do not shift into the higher
gears until a fairly high eng ine speed has
been reached. This ensures that the
catalytic converter quickly attains 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
individua l gears as well as stop-a nd -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.
Clutch operatio n
Always d epress the clutch 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.
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
front se ats, etc. ).
When starting the eng ine, depress the
clutch pedal so that transmission
resistance is elimina ted a nd the starter
motor and battery are relieved.
1)
Sa les designation, see page 248.