Mercedes-Benz 190D 2.2 1984, Owner'S Manual

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Drive Sensibly - Save Fuel
Fuel c o n s u m p tio n d e p e n d s to a
g re a t e x te n t on d riv in g h a b its and
o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s .
In o rd e r to save fu e l you s h o u ld :
• e nsure th a t tire pressures are
c o rre c t
• n o t ca rry unnecessary loads
• rem ove ski racks o r ro o f-m o u n t­
ed lu g g a g e racks w hen n o t in
use
• n o t w arm up y o u r e n g in e at idle
and w ith th e ve h ic le at s ta n d s till
• avoid fre q u e n t a c c e le ra tio n and
d e c e le ra tio n
• avoid fre q u e n t b ra kin g
• s h ift gears on tim e, do n o t e x­
ceed % o f th e in d iv id u a l g e a rs ’
max. speed
• avoid u n n e ce ssa rily high speeds
• have all th e m a in te n a n ce jo b s
s p e c ifie d by us ca rrie d o u t at
re g u la r in te rv a ls by a
M ERCEDES-BENZ service sta­
tio n .
D rivin g in lo w te m p e ra tu re w eather,
in s to p -a n d -g o c ity tra ffic and on
s h o rt hops, and in h illy c o u n try as
w ell, increases fu e l c o n s u m p tio n .