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20
Limit the causes of excess
c
onsum
p
tion
S
pread loads throu
g
hout the vehicle;
p
lace the heaviest items in the bottom
o
f the boot, as close as
p
ossible to the
rea
r
sea
t
s
.
Li
m
i
t t
he
loads
ca
rr
ied
i
n t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd reduce wind resistance
(
roo
f
bars,
r
oo
f
rack, bic
y
cle carrier, trailer...
)
. Use
a
roo
f
box in pre
f
erence.
R
e
m
o
v
e
r
oof
ba
r
s
a
n
d
r
oof
r
ac
k
s
af
t
e
r
use
.
A
t the end o
f
winter, remove snow
t
y
res and re
fi
t
y
our summer t
y
res.
Observe the recommendations
on maintenance
C
heck the t
y
re pressures re
g
ularl
y
,
when cold, referrin
g
to the label in the
door a
p
erture, driver's side.
Carr
y
out this check in particular:
- before a lon
g
j
ourne
y
,
- at each chan
g
e o
f
season,
- a
f
ter a long period out o
f
use.
Don't
f
or
g
et the spare wheel and the
t
y
res on an
y
trailer or caravan.
Have
y
our vehicle serviced re
g
ularl
y
(
en
g
ine oil, oil fi lter, air fi lter...
)
and ob-
s
erve the schedule of operations rec-
o
mmended b
y
the manu
f
acturer.
When re
f
uellin
g
, do not continue a
f
ter
the
3
rd cut-off of the nozzle to avoid
an
y
overfl ow.
At the wheel o
f
y
our new vehicle, it is onl
y
a
f
ter the
fi
rst 1 800 miles
(
3 000 kilometres
)
that
y
ou will see the fuel consumption set-
tle down to a consistent avera
g
e.
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