DS3_en_Chap00c_eco-conduite_ed02-2015
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it by opening t he w indows a nd a ir v ents b efore u sing t he a ir c onditioning.
Above
3
0
m
ph
(
50
k
m/h),
c
lose
t
he
w
indows
a
nd
l
eave
t
he
a
ir
v
ents
open
.
Remember
t
o
m
ake
u
se
o
f
e
quipment
t
hat
c
an
h
elp
k
eep
t
he
te
mperature
i
n
t
he
p
assenger
c
ompartment
d
own
(
sunroof
a
nd
w
indow
bl
inds...).
Switch
o
ff
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning,
u
nless
i
t
h
as
a
utomatic
r
egulation,
as s
oon
a
s
t
he
d
esired
t
emperature
i
s
a
ttained.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
d
emisting
a
nd
d
efrosting
c
ontrols,
i
f
n
ot
a
utomatic.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
h
eated
s
eat
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
h
eadlamps
a
nd
f
ront
f
oglamps
w
hen
t
he
l
evel
o
f
l
ight
do
es
n
ot
r
equire
t
heir
u
se.
Avoid
r
unning
t
he
e
ngine
b
efore
m
oving
o
ff,
p
articularly
i
n
w
inter;
y
our
ve
hicle
w
ill
w
arm
u
p
m
uch
f
aster
w
hile
d
riving.
Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. During a cceleration c hange u p e arly.
With
a
n
a
utomatic
o
r
e
lectronic
g
earbox,
g
ive
p
reference
t
o
a
utomatic
mo
de
a
nd
a
void
p
ressing
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal
h
eavily
o
r
s
uddenly.
The
g
ear
s
hift
i
ndicator
i
nvites
y
ou
e
ngage
t
he
m
ost
s
uitable
g
ear:
a
s
so
on as the indication is displayed in the instrument panel, follow it
straight
a
way.
For
v
ehicles
f
itted
w
ith
a
n
e
lectronic
o
r
a
utomatic
g
earbox,
t
his
in
dicator
a
ppears
o
nly
i
n
m
anual
m
ode.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather than t he b rake p edal, a nd p ress t he a ccelerator p rogressively. T hese pr
actices contribute towards a reduction in fuel consumption and CO
2
emissions a
nd a
lso h
elps r
educe t
he b
ackground t
raffic n
oise.
Control the use of your electrical
equipment
If your vehicle has cruise control, make use of the system at speeds ab ove 2 5 m ph ( 40 k m/h) w hen t he t raffic i s f lowing w ell.As
a p
assenger,
i
f
y
ou
a
void
c
onnecting
y
our
m
ultimedia
d
evices
(f
ilm,
m
usic,
v
ideo
g
ame...),
y
ou
w
ill
c
ontribute
t
owards
l
imiting
t
he
co
nsumption o f e lectrical e nergy, a nd s o o f f uel.
Disconnect y our p ortable d evices b efore l eaving t he v ehicle.
