Audi A5 owners manual page 208

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document_0900452a8179700c.book Seite 206 Donnerstag, 22. März 2007 10:19 10 206 Your vehicle and the environment safety reasons, the dip settings may only be changed by a qualified Manual gearbox: Shift up to second gear as soon as possible. If workshop. possible, we recommend shifting up to the next gear at approx. For further information, please consult an Audi dealer or other qual-2,000 rpm. ified workshop. Automatic gearbox: Press the accelerator slowly and avoid using the “kick-down” feature. Unleaded petrol A car with catalytic converter must not be run with leaded petrol Avoid driving at high speed ⇒page205. Before driving abroad make sure that unleaded petrol Avoid travelling at top speed. Fuel consumption, exhaust emissions is available there. and noise levels all increase very rapidly at higher speeds. Driving at moderate speeds will help to save fuel. 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 saved after only 30 - 40 seconds is greater than the amount of Fuel economy, environmental impact and wear on the engine, fuel needed to restart the engine. brakes and tyres depend largely on the way you drive the vehicle. By The engine takes a very long time to warm up when it is running at adopting an economical driving style and anticipating the traffic idling speed. Mechanical wear and pollutant emissions are also situation ahead, you can reduce fuel consumption by 10-15%. The especially high during this initial warm-up phase. It is therefore best following section gives you some tips on lessening the impact on to drive off immediately after starting the engine. Avoid running the the environment and reducing your operating costs at the same engine at high speed. time. 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.

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