Alfa Romeo 156 GTA owners manual page 170

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Electrical devices STYLE OF DRIVING Maximum speed Use the electric devices for the necessaryStarting Fuel consumption increases considerably time only. The heated rear window, sup- as speed increases. For example, when ac- plementary lights, windscreen wipers, hea-Do not warm the engine when the vehiclecelerating from 90 to 120 kph, fuel con- ting system blower require large amounts of sumption increases by about +30%. Your is stationary or at high or low revs: in this energy and, increasing the request for powerway the engine will warm up gradually in-speed should be kept as even as possible also increases fuel consumption (up toand superfluous braking and acceleration creasing consumption and emissions. You +25% when driving in built-up areas).should drive off slowly straight away avoi-avoided as this increases both consumption ding high revs so that the engine will warmand emissions. A “soft“ way of driving Air conditioner up more quickly. should be adopted by attempting to antici- The air conditioner is an additional load pate manoeuvres to avoid imminent danger which greatly affects the engine leading toUnnecessary actionsand to keep a safe distance from the vehi-CORRECT USE OF THE CAR . cle in front in order to avoid braking sharply higher consumption (on average up to Avoid revving the engine when stopped at +20%). When the temperature outside thetraffic lights or before switching off the en-Acceleration vehicle permits it, use the air vents wheregine and avoid doubling the clutch as the- possible. se actions have no purpose on modern vehi-Accelerating violently increasing the revs cles and serve only to increase consumptionwill greatly affect consumption and emis- Spoilers and pollution. sions: acceleration should be gradual and The use of aerodynamic optional extras should not exceed the maximum torque. which are not certified for the specific use Gear selection on the vehicle, may reduce the aerodyna- As soon as the traffic and road conditions mic penetration of the vehicle and increase. Using a lowerallow it, shift to a higher gear consumption. gear to liven up acceleration greatly increa- ses consumption. In the same way, impro- per use of the higher gears will increase con- sumption, emissions and wear and tear on the engine. 169

owners manual Alfa Romeo 156 GTA

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