Vauxhall 2009 Tigra, Руководство пользователя

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110 Driving and Operation
Saving fuel,
Protecting the environment
Trend-setting technology
In the dev elopment and manufacture of
your vehicle, environment-friendly and in
the m ain recyclable materials were used.
The p roduction method s used to make
your vehicle are likewise env ironmentally-
compatible.
Recycling of production wastes keeps the
circulation of material closed. Reduction of
energy a nd water requirements a lso help s
to conserve natural resources.
A highly adv anced design mea ns that your
vehic le can be easily disassembled at the
end of its working life, and the individual
materials separated for subsequent re-use.
Materia ls such as asbestos and cadmium
are not used . The refrigerant in the air
conditioning system
3 is CFC-free.
New painting techniques employ water as
a solvent.
End-of-Life vehicles recovery
For detailed information on Va uxha ll’s
ongoing com mitment to ac hieving an
environmentally susta inab le future,
including; design for recycling, take back of
End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) and the
recycling of ELVs view.
www.va uxha ll.co.uk/recycling for details.
Ener gy and environm ent-conscious d riving
z High noise levels and exhaust em issions
are often a result of driving w ithout due
attention to saving energy and
protecting the environment.
z You should therefore drive with energy
in mind:
"m ore miles – less fuel".
Reduce the noise level and exhaust
emissions b y adopting an environment-
consc ious driving style. This is extremely
worthwhile and im proves the quality of
life.
Fuel consum ption d epend s to a great
extent on your own personal d riv ing
style. The following hints are intended to
help you consume fuel at a rate that is as
close as possible to the specified levels –
see page 166.
Check your v ehicle’s fuel consumption
every time you refuel. This facilitates
early detection of any irregula rities
causing increased fuel consumption.
Warm ing up
z Full throttle and w arming up at idle
speed increase w ear, fuel consumption,
exhaust em ission, the am ount of
pollutant in the exhaust and the am ount
of noise.
z Driv e off imm ediately after starting.
Wa rm up the engine b y running it at
moderate eng ine speeds.
Uniform speed
z Hectic driving significantly increases fuel
consumption, the exhaust emissions, the
proportion of pollutant in the exhaust
gas and the noise level.
z Do not accelerate and brake
unnecessarily. Drive at uniform speed,
watching the road.
Avoid frequent starting off and stopping
e.g . at traffic lights, in short distance
tra ffic and in queues of traffic by m eans
of clever planning . Select road s w ith
good traffic flow .
Idling
z The eng ine also consumes fuel when
idling .
z If you have to wait for more than one
minute, it is worthwhile sw itching off the
engine. Five minutes of idling corresponds
to app roximately 0.6 miles (1 km) of
driv ing.