2015 CITROëN BERLINGO MULTISPACE User Manual

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Motoring & Environment

Berlingo-2-VP_en_Chap02_eco-conduite_ed01-2015

Eco-drivingisarangeofeverydaypracticesthatallowthemotoristtooptimisetheirfuelconsumptionandCO

emissions.

Eco-driving

Optimise the use of your gearbox

Withamanualgearbox,moveoffgentlyandchangeup

withoutwaiting.Duringaccelerationchangeupearly.

Withanautomaticorelectronicgearbox,givepreference

toautomaticmodeandavoidpressingtheaccelerator

pedalheavilyorsuddenly.

Thegearshiftindicatorinvitesyouengagethemost

suitablegear:assoonastheindicationisdisplayedinthe

instrumentpanel,followitstraightaway.

Forvehiclesttedwithanelectronicorautomaticgearbox,

thisindicatorappearsonlyinmanualmode.

Drive smoothly

Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine

brakingratherthanthebrakepedal,andpressthe

acceleratorprogressively.Thesepracticescontribute

towardsareductioninfuelconsumptionandCO

emissionsandalsohelpsreducethebackgroundtrafc

noise.

Ifyourvehiclehascruisecontrol,makeuseofthesystem

atspeedsabove25mph(40km/h)whenthetrafcis

owingwell.

Control the use of your electrical

equipment

Beforemovingoff,ifthepassengercompartmentistoo

warm,ventilateitbyopeningthewindowsandairvents

beforeusingtheairconditioning.

Above30mph(50km/h),closethewindowsandleavethe

airventsopen.

Remembertomakeuseofequipmentthatcanhelpkeep

thetemperatureinthepassengercompartmentdown

(sunroofandwindowblinds...).

Switchofftheairconditioning,unlessithasautomatic

regulation,assoonasthedesiredtemperatureisattained.

Switchoffthedemistinganddefrostingcontrols,ifnot

automatic.

Switchofftheheatedseatassoonaspossible.

Switchofftheheadlampsandfrontfoglampswhenthe

leveloflightdoesnotrequiretheiruse.

Avoidrunningtheenginebeforemovingoff,particularlyin

winter;yourvehiclewillwarmupmuchfasterwhiledriving.

Asapassenger,ifyouavoidconnectingyourmultimedia

devices(lm,music,videogame...),youwillcontribute

towardslimitingtheconsumptionofelectricalenergy,and

sooffuel.

Disconnect your portable devices before leaving the

vehicle.

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