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2
5
Familiarisation
Eco-driving
Eco-drivin
g
is a ran
g
e o
f
ever
y
da
y
practices that allow the motorist to optimise their
f
uel consumption and
CO
2
e
m
issio
n
s
.
O
p
timise the use of
y
our
g
earbox
With a manual
g
earbox, move o
ff
g
entl
y
,
ch
an
g
e up w
i
t
h
out wa
i
t
i
n
g
an
d
d
r
i
ve
by
c
hanging up quite soon. I
f
your vehicle has
the s
y
stem, the
g
ear shi
f
t indicator invites
y
ou
to chan
g
e up; it is displa
y
ed in the instrument
p
anel, follow its instructions.
With an automatic or electronic
g
earbox,
s
ta
y
in Drive
"
D"
o
r A
u
t
o
"
A" , accordin
g
to
the t
y
pe of
g
earbox, without pressin
g
the
acce
l
erator pe
d
a
l
h
eav
ily
or su
dd
en
ly
.
Drive smoothl
y
Maintain a sa
f
e distance between vehicles,
use en
gi
ne
b
ra
ki
n
g
rat
h
er t
h
an t
h
e
b
ra
k
e pe
d
a
l
, an
d
press t
h
e acce
l
erato
r
p
ro
g
ress
i
ve
ly
.
Th
ese pract
i
ces contr
ib
ute
towards a reduction in
f
uel consumption
a
n
d
CO
2
em
i
ss
i
ons an
d
a
l
so
h
e
l
ps re
d
uce
the back
g
round tra
ff
ic noise.
If
y
our vehicle has cruise control, make use o
f
the s
y
stem at speeds above 25 mph
(
40 km/h
)
when the traffic is flowin
g
well.
Control the use of
y
our electrical equipment
Be
f
ore movin
g
o
ff
, i
f
the passen
g
e
r
c
ompartment
i
s too warm, vent
il
ate
i
t
by
opening the windows and air vents be
f
ore using
the air conditionin
g
.
Above 30 mph
(
50 km/h
)
, close the windows
a
nd leave the air vents open.
Remember to make use of equipment that can
h
elp keep the temperature in the passen
g
er
c
ompartment down
(
sunroo
f
and window
blinds...
)
.
S
witch o
ff
the air conditionin
g
, unless it has
a
utomatic digital regulation, as soon as the
desired tem
p
erature is attained.
Switch off the demistin
g
and defrostin
g
c
ontrols, if not automatic.
Switch off the heated seat as soon as possible.
S
witch o
ff
the headlamps and
f
ront
f
o
g
lamps
when the level o
f
li
g
ht does not require thei
r
use
.
A
void running the engine be
f
ore moving o
ff
,
particularl
y
in winter;
y
our vehicle will warm
up much faster while drivin
g
.
A
s a passen
g
er, if
y
ou avoid connectin
g
y
our multimedia devices
(
film, music, video
g
ame...
)
,
y
ou will contribute towards limitin
g
the consumption o
f
electrical ener
gy
, and so
of
fue
l.
Disconnect
y
our portable devices be
f
ore
leaving the vehicle.
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