Vauxhall 1994 Omega, Owner'S Manual

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Fuel consumption,
CO
2
emissions
Directive 80/1268/EEC, last amend ed b y
1999/100/EC, ha s applied to measurement
of fuel consum ption of new engines since
1996.
It is not comparab le with the previously
applicab le stand ard according to 80/1268/
EEC as amended by 89/491/EEC.
The direc tiv e is oriented to actual driving
practices: Urban driv ing is rated at approx.
1
/
3
and off-road driving with approx.
2
/
3
(urban a nd extra-urban c onsumption).
Cold starts and acceleration phases are
also tak en into consideration.
The specification of CO
2
emission is also a
constituent of the directive.
The figures given m ust not be taken as a
guarantee for the actual fuel consumption
of a p artic ular vehicle.
The calculation of fuel consumption as
spec ified by directive 1999/100/EC takes
acc ount of the v ehicle's kerb weight,
ascertained in accordance with the said
regula tion. Optional extras may result in
slightly higher fuel consumption and CO
2
emission lev els than those quoted.
To convert l/100 k m into mpg divide 282
by num ber of litres/100 km.
Saving fuel – see page 142.