PEUGEOT PARS, Owner'S Manual

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FUEL ECONOMY
Saving in fuel consumption
-Driving:
Starting to move: Do not intend to drive
fast, immediately after starting of engine.
Drive slowly. Do not warm up the engine
when you are not moving, but try to drive
first few kilometers with average speed
until the engine warms up.
Revolution per minute (RPM):
Driving with too high or too low RPM will
increase in fuel consumption. To avoid
unnecessary increase of RPM, quickly
use the higher gear. Always use the gear
which is suitable with the road conditions
and calm driving conditions. Avoid sudden
acceleration.
Before reduction of speed in a sloped
road, and before over taking and
accelerating, come down to lower gear.
(specially from gear no.5)
Electrical devices: Use the electrical
equipments, only when you need them.
The rear glass heater, to remove sweating
and freezing of the glass, increase in fuel
consumption by 10 %.
The weather and road conditions:
Short distances: if the engine is cold in
first 5 kilometer of driving, it will increase
in fuel consumption by 25 %.
Spinal and unsmooth roads:
Driving in such roads, will increase in fuel
consumption by 10 %.
Wind:
Existence of wind during driving
will increase the fuel consumption .
Drop your speed in these situations. The
optimum fuel consumption takes place in
speed of 90 kilometer per hour.
WARNING
-To avoid excessive increase in RPM, in
RPMs more than 6500, the fuel injection
to the engine will be disconnected.
-Never put the engine under pressure
before warming up. (Do not drive speedy)
If the engine dose not stop with the
switch key, push on the brake pedal,
engage the gear and leave your foot
from clutch until the engine turns off.