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 ’02 Rav4_U (L/O 0108) How to save fuel and make your vehicle last longer
Slow down and downshift before Improving fuel economy is easy—just take
Avoid long engine idling. If you have descending steep or long downhillit easy. It will help make your vehicle lasta long wait and you are not in traffic, longer, too. Here are some specific tipsit is better to turn off the engine and grades. Do not make sudden down-on how to save money on both fuel andstart again later. shifts. repairs:
Avoid engine lugging or over–rev-
Avoid holding the brake pedal down
Keep your tires inflated at the cor-ving. Use a gear position suitable for too long or too frequently. Thisrect pressur Ue.nderinflation causesthe road on which you are travelling. could cause the brakes to overheattire wear and wastes fuel. See page
Avoid continuous speeding up and and result in reduced braking effi- ciency. 231 in Section 7–2 for instructions.slowing down. Stop–and–go driving
Do not carry unneeded weight inwastes fuel. your vehicle. Excess weight puts a
Avoid unnecessary stopping and heavier load on the engine, causingbraking. Maintain a steady pace. Try greater fuel consumption. to time the traffic signals so you only
Avoid lengthy warm–up idling. Onceneed to stop as little as possible or the engine is running smoothly, begintake advantage of through streets to driving—but gently. Remember, howev-avoid traffic lights. Keep a proper dis- er, that on cold winter days this maytance from other vehicles to avoid sud- take a little longer. den braking. This will also reduce wear
Keep the automatic transmissionon your brakes. overdrive turned on when engine
Avoid heavy traffic or traffic jams braking is not required. Driving withwhenever possible. the overdrive off will reduce the fuel
Do not rest your foot on the clutch economy. (For details, see “Automaticor brake pedal. This causes premature transmission” on page 99 in Sectionwear, overheating and poor fuel econo- 1–6.) my.
Accelerate slowly and smoothly.
Maintain a moderate speed on high- Avoid jackrabbit starts. Get into highways. The faster you drive, the greater gear as quickly as possible. the fuel consumption. By reducing your speed, you will cut down on fuel con- sumption. 2002 MY RAV4_U (OM42503U) 181





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