Seat Mii owners manual page 102

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Operation (25 mph) in fourth gear and at 50 km/hahead as you drive and keep a safe distancefor the vehicle is not too different to the out- (31 mph) in fifth gear. from the vehicle in front, it is possible to slowside temperature. It is a good idea to air the down by simply lifting your foot off the accel-vehicle before starting your journey and to In addition, “skipping” gears when shifting erator. This eliminates the need for constantdrive a short distance with the windows up helps to save fuel, weather and traffic braking and acceleration.open. Then you can close the windows and conditions permitting. switch on the air conditioning. Keep windows Do not wait until the last moment before closed when travelling at high speeds. Driv- Calm and steady driving changing gear. Only use first gear when you ing with the windows open increases fuel Constancy is more important than speed: The move off and change to second gear quickly. consumption. more you drive at a constant speed, the lower Avoid the kick-down function in vehicles with ●Switch off the seat heating when the seats the fuel consumption. automatic gearbox. have warmed up. When driving on the motorway, it is more effi- Vehicles with a gear display help to achieve ● Switch off the heated rear window when it cient to drive at a constant and more moder- an economical driving style as the display in- is not moist or covered in ice. ate speed than to be continuously accelerat- dicates the best moment to change gear. ing and braking. As a general rule, you will Avoid short journeys reach your destination just as quickly when Let the vehicle roll you drive at a constant speed. Fuel consumption is much higher when the If you take your foot off the accelerator, the engine is cold, immediately after it has been The cruise control function helps you to ach- fuel supply is stopped and consumption is started. It takes a few kilometres of driving ieve a constant style of driving. reduced. for the engine to warm up and to normalise consumption. Allow the vehicle to roll without accelerating, Moderate use of additional devices for example when approaching a red traffic The engine and catalytic converter need to It is important to travel in comfort, but con- light. However, if the vehicle is rolling too reach their proper working temperature in or- venience systems should be used ecological- slowly or the distance is too long, the clutch der to minimise fuel consumption and emis- ly. pedal should be pressed to declutch. The en- sions. The ambient temperature has a deci- gine will then operate at idle speed.Some equipment, when connected, increase sive influence. fuel consumption considerably, for example: If the vehicle is going to be at a standstill for Fig. 84 shows the difference in consumption a period of time, switch off the engine; for ex- ●Air conditioning cooling system: If the airfor the same journey at +20 °C (+68 °F) and ample, while waiting at a level crossing. conditioning system is required to cool toat -10 °C (+14 °F). significantly lower temperatures than the true Therefore, unnecessary short journeys Think ahead and “flow” with the traffic outside temperature, it will require a large should be avoided. Try to combine trips. amount of energy from the engine. Therefore, Frequent acceleration and braking considera- we recommend that the selected temperature bly increase fuel consumption. If you think 100

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