Toyota HILUX DC, Owner'S Manual

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4-6. Driving tips
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Highway driving
Control and maintain the vehicle at a constant speed. Before stop-
ping at a toll booth or similar, allow plenty of time to release the
accelerator pedal and gently apply the brakes.
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Air conditioning
Use the air conditioning only when necessary. Doing so can help
reduce excessive fuel consumption.
In summer: When the ambient temperature is high, use the recircu-
lated air mode. Doing so will help to reduce the burden on the air
conditioning system and reduce fuel consumption as well.
In winter: Turn the A/C switch (if equipped) on only when both heat-
ing and dehumidifying are needed, and if only heating is needed,
turn the A/C switch off. Turning the A/C switch on when unneces-
sary leads to excessive fuel consumption.
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Performing idling stops
● Avoid unnecessary idling. Stop the engine when parking the
vehicle to reduce excessive fuel consumption, even it is only for
a short period of time.
● Except in severe environment, such as when the outside tem-
perature is extremely low, warming up the engine before driving
is unnecessary. Rather than idling, it is more efficient to drive the
vehicle gently to warm up each part while avoiding increasing the
engine revolutions unnecessarily and accelerating or decelerat-
ing suddenly.
● Using the Stop & Start system (if equipped) will help improve fuel
economy. (

P. 331)
● The followings are performed to maintain the functions, not
unnecessary idling.
• Cleaning of the exhaust emission control system (if equipped)
• Idling before stopping the engine with turbocharger (if
equipped) (
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P. 226)