owners manual Seat Ateca

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Driving Economical and environmentally- brakes and tyres. Emissions and fuel con-and at traffic lights that remain red for long a sumption will drop to zero due to the overrunperiods of time. When an engine has reachedat friendly driving d fuel cut-off. operating temperature, and depending on al the cylinder capacity, keeping it switched off Fuel consumption, environmental pollution hnic Changing gear to save energy for a minimum of about 5 seconds already and wear to the engine, brakes and tyres de- ec T saves more than the amount of fuel necessa- pends largely on driving style. Fuel consump- An effective way of saving is to change in ad- ry for restarting. tion can be reduced by 10-15% with an eco- vance to a higher gear. Running the engine at nomical driving style and proper anticipation high rpm in the lower gears uses an unneces-The engine takes a long time to warm up of traffic conditions. The following section e sary amount of fuel. when it is idling. Mechanical wear and pollu- ic gives you some tips on lessening the impact tant emissions are also especially high dur- Manual gearbox: shift up from first to second Adv on the environment and reducing your oper- ing this initial warm-up phase. It is therefore gear as soon as possible. In any case, we rec- ating costs at the same time. best to drive off immediately after starting ommend that you change to a higher gear the engine. Avoid running the engine at high ® upon reaching 2,000 rpm. Choosing the right Active cylinder management (ACT )*display speed. gear enables fuel savings. Select the highest Depending on vehicle equipment, the active possible gear appropriate for the driving sit- ® ation cylinder management (ACT ) may automati- Regular maintenance uation (the engine should continue function- cally deactivate some of the engine cylinders ing with cyclical regularity). Regular servicing helps in saving fuel even Oper if the driving situation does not require too before the engine is started. A well-serviced Automatic gearbox: accelerate gradually and much power. When it is switched off, no fuel engine gives you the benefit of improved fuel without reaching the “kick-down” position. is injected into these cylinders, hence total efficiency as well as maximum reliability ands fuel consumption may be reduced. The num- ie an enhanced resale value. A badly serviced Avoid driving at high speed ber of active cylinders can be seen on the in- engine can consume up to 10% more fuelenc g ››› strument panel display page 30. Avoid travelling at top speed, whenever pos-than necessary. sible. Fuel consumption, emission of harmful Emer Foresight when driving gases and noise pollution multiply dispropor- Avoid short journeys tionately as speed is increased. Driving at Acceleration causes the vehicle to consume The engine and catalytic converter need to moderate speeds will help to save fuel. more fuel. If you think ahead when driving, reach their optimal operating temperature in you will need to brake less and thus acceler- order to minimise fuel consumption andety Reduce idling time ate less. Wherever possible, let the car roll emissions. Saf slowly to a stop, with a gear engaged (for in- In vehicles with the Start-Stop system idling A cold engine consumes a disproportionate stance when you can see that the next traffic is automatically reduced. In vehicles without amount of fuel. The engine reaches its work- lights are red). This takes advantage of the the Start-Stop system it is worth switching off ing temperature after about four kilometres» engine braking effect, reducing wear on the the engine, for example, at level crossings 185

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