Saving fuel and helping the environment
¤ Introduction
In this section you’ll find information about:
Efficient driving style
Fuel-efficient driving
Fuel consumption, environmental impact, and wear and tear on en-
gine, brakes and tires depend mainly on the following 3 factors:
Your personal driving style.
External conditions (weather, road conditions).
Technical requirements.
You can reduce fuel consumption by up to 25% by using a few simple
techniques and adjusting your driving style.
WARNING
Always adjust your speed and the distance you keep between
you and the vehicles ahead of you to the road, traffic, weather,
and visibility conditions.
Efficient driving style
¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and
heed the WARNINGS
Shifting faster
As a rule, the following applies: The higher gear is always the most
efficient gear. The rule of thumb for most vehicles is to drive in 3rd
gear at 20 mph (30 km/h), 4th gear at 25 mph (40 km/h), 5th gear at
30 mph (50 km/h), and 6th gear at 36 mph (60 km/h).
If traffic and driving conditions permit, “skipping” gears when upshift-
ing also saves fuel.
Do not run the gears up to their limit. Use 1st gear only to start mov-
ing and then smoothly shift into 2nd gear. Avoid kick-downs in vehi-
cles with automatic transmissions.
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