17 FAMILIARISATION
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ECO-DRIVING
  Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emis-
sions. 
   
Optimise the use of your 
gearbox 
   
With a manual gearbox, move off 
gently, change up without waiting 
and drive by changing up quite soon. 
If your vehicle has the system, the 
gear effi ciency indicator invites you to 
change up; it is displayed in the instru-
ment panel, follow its instructions.  
   
With an automatic or electronic gear-
box, stay in Drive  "D" 
 or Auto  "A" 
, 
according to the type of gearbox, 
without pressing the accelerator pedal 
heavily or suddenly.  
 
 
 
Drive smoothly 
 
 
Maintain a safe distance between ve-
hicles, use engine braking rather than 
the brake pedal, and press the accel-
erator progressively. These practices 
contribute towards a reduction in fuel 
consumption and CO
2 emissions and 
also helps reduce the background 
traffi c noise.  
   
If your vehicle has cruise control, 
make use of the system at speeds 
above 25 mph (40 km/h) when the 
traffi c is fl owing well.  
 
 
 
Control the use of your 
electrical equipment 
   
Before moving off, if the passenger 
compartment is too warm, ventilate it 
by opening the windows and air vents 
before using the air conditioning. 
  Above 30 mph (50 km/h), close the 
windows and leave the air vents 
open. 
  Remember to make use of equipment 
that can help keep the temperature 
in the passenger compartment down 
(sunroof and window blinds...). 
  Switch off the air conditioning, unless it 
has automatic digital regulation, as soon 
as the desired temperature is attained. 
  Switch off the demisting and defrosting 
controls, if not automatic. 
  Switch off the heated seat as soon as 
possible.  
   
Switch off the headlamps and front 
foglamps when the level of light does 
not require their use.     Avoid running the engine before moving 
off, particularly in winter; your vehicle will 
warm up much faster while driving.  
   
As a passenger, if you avoid con-
necting your multimedia devices 
(fi lm, music, video game...), you will 
contribute towards limiting the con-
sumption of electrical energy, and so 
of fuel. 
  Disconnect your portable devices be-
fore leaving the vehicle.  
  
VISIBILITY
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Dipped/Main beam change 
  Pull the stalk towards you. 
   
Note: 
 with the ignition off, when the 
driver's door is opened, a buzzer 
sounds if you have left your lights on.  
 
 
LIGHTS STALK 
 
Lights off 
  Side lights 
 
Dipped/Main beam head-lamps 
 
 
Front fog lamps and rear 
fog lamp 
  Rotate the ring forwards to switch on 
and backwards to switch off. The sta-
tus is confi rmed by the indicator light 
on the instrument panel.    
"Follow-me-home" lighting 
  In poor light, or at night, if you leave 
your vehicle, the side lights and 
dipped headlamps may remain on for 
approximately one minute. 
  To activate this function: 
   
 
-   place the key in the  STOP 
 position, 
   
-   place the lights stalk in position  0 
, 
   
-  fl ash the headlamps, 
   
-   exit the vehicle and lock it.  
 
  In good or rainy weather, 
both day and night, the front 
fog lamps and the rear fog 
lamp are dazzling and are 
prohibited. 
  Do not forget to switch them off when 
they are no longer needed.  
     
Left:  downwards. 
   
Right:  upwards.     
Direction indicators (fl ashers)     
Vehicles fi tted with a rear 
fog lamp only (ring B) 
   
Vehicles fi tted 
with front 
fog lamps and 
a rear fog lamp
(ring B) 
  Front fog lamps (fi rst rotation of the 
ring forwards). 
  Front and rear fog lamps (2nd rotation 
of the ring forwards). 
   
Note: 
 to switch off the rear fog lamp 
and the front fog lamps, turn the ring 
backwards twice in succession.  
 
 
Front and rear lights 
 
Selection is by turning ring  A.  
  Rotate the ring forwards. 
  This only operates with the dipped/
main beam headlamps.  
 
 
Daytime running lamps 
 
Your vehicle may be fi tted with day-
time running lamps. The dipped 
beam headlamps come on when the 
vehicle is started.