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1
9
E
CO-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
is
-
s
i
o
n
s
.
Optimise the use of
y
our
g
earbox
With a manual gearbox, move o
ff
gen-
tl
y
, chan
g
e up without waitin
g
and
drive b
y
chan
g
in
g
up quite soon. I
f
y
our vehicle has the s
y
stem, the
g
ear
s
hift indicator invites
y
ou to chan
g
e up;
it is displa
y
ed in the instrument panel,
f
o
ll
o
w it
s
in
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
s
.
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
t
h
e acce
l
erator pe
d
a
l
h
eav
ily
or su
d
-
d
en
ly
.
Drive smoothl
y
M
a
int
a
in
a
safe
d
i
s
t
a
n
ce
be
tw
ee
n v
e
-
hicles, use en
g
ine brakin
g
rather than
the brake
p
edal, and
p
ress the accel-
e
rator pro
g
ressivel
y
. These practices
co
ntri
bu
t
e
t
o
w
a
r
ds
a
r
educ
ti
o
n in f
ue
l
c
onsumption and C
O
2
e
m
issio
n
s
a
n
d
also helps reduce the background traf-
22
fi
c
n
o
i
se
.
I
f
y
our vehicle has cruise control,
make use o
f
the s
y
stem at speeds
above 25 mph
(
40 km
/
h
)
when the
tra
ffi
c is
fl
owin
g
well.
Control the use of
y
ou
r
e
lectrical e
q
ui
p
ment
Be
f
ore movin
g
o
ff
, i
f
the passen
g
er
c
ompartment is too warm, ventilate it
b
y
openin
g
the windows and air vents
before usin
g
the air conditionin
g
.
A
bove 30 mph
(
50 km/h
)
, close the
w
i
n
do
w
s
a
n
d
lea
v
e
t
he
ai
r v
e
nt
s
open
.
Remember to make use o
f
equipment
that can help keep the temperature
in the passen
g
er compartment down
(
sun roo
f
and window blinds...
)
.
Switch off the air conditionin
g
, unless
it has automatic di
g
ital re
g
ulation, as
s
oon as the desired temperature is at-
t
ai
n
ed
.
S
witch o
ff
the demistin
g
and de
f
rost-
ing controls, i
f
not automatic.
S
wit
c
h
off
th
e
h
ea
t
ed
sea
t
as
soo
n
as
p
ossible.
Switch off the headlamps and front
fo
g
lamps when the level of li
g
ht does
n
ot requ
i
re t
h
e
i
r use.
A
void runnin
g
the en
g
ine be
f
ore mov-
in
g
o
ff
, particularl
y
in winter;
y
our ve-
h
icle will warm u
p
much faster while
drivin
g
.
A
s a passen
g
er, i
f
y
ou avoid connect-
ing your multimedia devices
(fi
lm, mu-
s
ic, video
g
ame...
)
,
y
ou will contribute
towards limitin
g
the consumption o
f
e
lectrical ener
gy
, and so of fuel.
Disconnect
y
our portable devices be-
fore leavin
g
the vehicle.
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