Audi S5 A5 owners manual page 198

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document_0900452a81793dcc.book Seite 196 Mittwoch, 21. März 2007 5:42 17 196 Your vehicle and the environment How to improve economy and Do not let the engine idle for longer than necessary minimise pollution 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 economy, environmental impact and wear on the engine, fuel saved after only 30 - 40 seconds is greater than the amount of brakes and tyres depend largely on the way you drive the vehicle. By fuel needed to restart the engine. adopting an economical driving style and anticipating the traffic The engine takes a very long time to warm up when it is running at situation ahead, you can reduce fuel consumption by 10-15%. The idling speed. Mechanical wear and pollutant emissions are also following section gives you some tips on lessening the impact on especially high during this initial warm-up phase. It is therefore best the environment and reducing your operating costs at the same to drive off immediately after starting the engine. Avoid running the time. engine at high speed. Anticipate well in advance Regular servicing A car uses most fuel when accelerating. If you anticipate hazards Regular servicing can establish a basis for good fuel economy and speed changes well in advance, you will need to brake less and before you start driving. A well-serviced engine gives you the thus accelerate less. Wherever possible, let the car slow down grad-benefit of improved fuel efficiency as well as maximum reliability ually with a gear engaged, for instance when you can see that the and an enhanced resale value. A badly tuned engine can consume next traffic lights are red. This takes advantage of the engine up to ten percent more fuel than necessary. braking effect, reducing wear on the brakes and tyres. Emissions Avoid short trips and fuel consumption will drop to zero due to the overrun fuel cut-The engine and emission control system need to reach their proper off. working temperature in order to minimise fuel consumption and Change gear early to save fuel emissions. An effective way of saving fuel is to change up quickly through the A cold engine uses disproportionately more fuel. The engine only gears. Running the engine at high rpm in the lower gears uses an reaches its working temperature after about four kilometres, when unnecessary amount of fuel. fuel consumption will return to a normal level. This is the reason Manual gearbox: Shift up to second gear as soon as possible. If why we recommend avoiding short trips wherever possible. possible, we recommend shifting up to the next gear at approx. Maintain the correct tyre pressures 2,000 rpm. Always make sure the tyres are inflated to the correct pressures Automatic gearbox: Press the accelerator slowly and avoid using ⇒page232 to save fuel. If the tyre pressures are just 0.5 bar too low, the “kick-down” feature. this can increase the fuel consumption by as much as 5 %. Due to Avoid driving at high speed the greater rolling resistance, under-inflation also increases tyre Avoid travelling at top speed. Fuel consumption, exhaust emissions wear and impairs handling. and noise levels all increase very ra pidly at higher speeds. Driving at Do not use winter tyres all through the year; they will increase fuel moderate speeds will help to save fuel. consumption by up to 10 %.

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