owners manual Seat Cordoba

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COR_ING_0707 Seite 156 Mittwoch, 1. August 2007 6:25 18 156 Driving and the environment Driving economically and with respect for the Avoid idling environment It is worthwhile switching off the engine when waiting in a traffic jam, at level crossings or at traffic lights with a long red phase. The fuel saved after only 30 - 40 seconds is greater than the amount of fuel needed to restart the General Observations engine. The engine takes a very long time to warm up when it is running at idling Fuel consumption, environmental pollution and wear to the engine, brakes speed. Mechanical wear and pollutant emissions are also especially high and tyres depends in large part on your driving style. Fuel consumption may during this initial warm-up phase. It is therefore best to drive off immediately be reduced from 10 to 15 % by driving defensively and economically. Below after starting the engine. Avoid running the engine at high speed. we will give you some suggestions to "alleviate" some of the strain in the Periodic maintenance environment and, at the same time, your wallet. Periodic maintenance work guarantees that, before beginning a journey, you Anticipate the traffic situation well in advancewill not waste fuel. A well-serviced engine gives you the benefit of improved A vehicle uses most fuel when accelerating. When you anticipate the situa-fuel efficiency as well as maximum reliability and an enhanced resale value. tion, you will have to brake less often and, thus, accelerate less. If it is A maladjusted engine may mean an increase of 10 % over normal fuel possible, let the vehicle roll with a gear engaged, for example, if you see a red consumption. light ahead. Check the oil level every time you fill the tank. Oil consumption depends to a Change gear early to save energy great extent on the engine load and engi ne speed. It is quite normal that the An effective way of saving fuel is to change up quickly through the gears. oil consumption of a new engine only reaches its lowest level after a certain Running the engine at high rpm in the lower gears uses an unnecessary mileage. This means that the oil consumption can only be properly assessed amount of fuel. after about 5,000 km. Depending on your personal driving style, oil consump- Manual gearbox: Change from first to second gear as quickly as possible. We tion can be up to 0.5 litres per 1,000 km. recommend that, whenever possible, you change to a higher gear upon Avoid short journeys reaching 2,000 rpms. To reduce the consumption and emission of polluting gases, the engine and Automatic gearbox: Accelerate slowly and avoid the “kick-down” position.the exhaust filtration systems should reach the optimum service tempera- ture. Avoid driving at high speed With the engine cold, fuel consumption is proportionally higher. The engine We advise you not to drive at the top speed permitted by the vehicle. Fuel does not warm up and fuel consumption does not regularise until having consumption, exhaust emissions and noise levels all increase very rapidly at driven some four kilometres. This is the reaso n why we recommend avoiding higher speeds. Driving at moderate speeds will help to save fuel.short trips wherever possible.

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