owners manual Seat Alhambra

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alhambra_aleman.book Seite 190 Montag, 23. M‰rz 2009 1:12 13 190 Driving and the environment Manual gearbox: Change from first to second gear as quickly as possible. We With the engine cold, fuel consumption is proportionally higher. The engine recommend that, whenever possible, you change to a higher gear upon does not warm up and fuel consumption does not regularise until having reaching 2,000 rpms. driven some four kilometres. This is the reason why we recommend avoiding Automatic gearbox: Accelerate in moderation and avoid the “kick-down” (full short trips wherever possible. throttle) position. Maintain the correct tyre pressures Avoid driving at high speed Bear in mind that keeping the tyres at the correct pressure saves fuel. If the We advise you not to drive at the top speed permitted by the vehicle. Fuel tyre pressures are just 1 bar too low, this can put the fuel consumption up by consumption, exhaust emissions and noise levels all increase very rapidly at as much as 5 %. Due to the greater rolling resistance, under-inflation also higher speeds. Driving at moderate speeds will help to save fuel.increases tyre wear and impairs handling. The tyre pressures should always be checked when the tyres are cold. Avoid idling It is worthwhile switching off the engine when waiting in a traffic jam, at level Do not use winter tyres all through the year: they will increase fuel consump- crossings or at traffic lights with a long red phase. The fuel saved after only tion by up to 10 %. 30 - 40 seconds is greater than the amount of fuel needed to restart the Avoid unnecessary weight engine. Every kilo of extra weight will put up the fuel consumption, so it is worth The engine takes a very long time to warm up when it is running at idling checking the luggage compartment occasionally to make sure that no unnec- speed. Mechanical wear and pollutant emissions are also especially high essary loads are being transported. during this initial warm-up phase. It is therefore best to drive off immediately A roof carrier is often left in place for the sake of convenience, even when it is after starting the engine. Avoid running the engine at high speed.no longer needed. At a speed of 100-120km/h your car will use about 12% Periodic maintenance more fuel as a result of the extra wind resistance caused by the roof carrier Periodic maintenance work guarantees that, before beginning a journey, you even when it is not in use. will not consume more than the required amount of fuel. A well-serviced Save electrical energy engine gives you the benefit of improved fuel efficiency as well as maximum The engine activates the alternator, which produces electricity. With the need reliability and an enhanced resale value.for electricity, fuel consumption is also increased. Because of this, always A badly serviced engine can consume up to 10% more fuel than necessary.turn off electrical equipment when you do not need them. Examples of equip- ment that use a lot of electricity are: the fan at high speeds, the rear window Avoid short journeys heating or the seat heaters*. To reduce the consumption and emission of polluting gases, the engine and the exhaust filtration systems should reach the optimum service tempera- ture.

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