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Eco-driving
Eco-driving
Eco-driving refers to a range of everyday
practices that allow the motorist to optimise
the vehicle's energy consumption (fuel and/or
electricity) and CO
2 emissions.
Optimise your use of the gearbox
With an automatic gearbox, favour automatic
mode. Do not depress the accelerator pedal
heavily or suddenly.
The gear shift indicator prompts you to engage
the most suitable gear. Whenever this indication
is displayed on the instrument panel, follow it
straight away.
With an automatic gearbox, this indicator
appears only in manual mode.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use
engine braking rather than the brake pedal and
press the accelerator gradually. These practices
help to save on energy consumption, reduce
CO
2 emissions and decrease general traffic
noise.
When the traffic is flowing smoothly, select the
cruise control.
Control the use of 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.
At speeds above 31
mph (50 km/h), close the
windows and leave the air vents open. Consider using equipment that can help keep
the temperature in the passenger compartment
down (e.g.
sunroof blind, window blinds).
Unless automatically regulated, switch off the air
conditioning as soon as the desired temperature
has been reached.
Switch off the demisting and defrosting functions,
if they are not managed automatically.
Switch off the heated seat as soon as possible.
Adapt the use of headlamps and/or foglamps
depending on visibility conditions.
Avoid running the engine before moving off,
particularly in winter (other than in severe wintry
conditions: temperature below -23°C). The
vehicle will warm up much faster while driving.
As a passenger, avoid connecting your
multimedia devices (e.g. film, music, video
game) to help reduce the consumption of energy.
Disconnect all portable devices before leaving
the vehicle.
Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle. Place the
heaviest items in the boot as close as possible to
the rear seats.
Limit the loads carried in the vehicle and
minimise wind resistance (e.g.
roof bars, roof
rack, bicycle carrier, trailer). Preferably, use a
roof box.
Remove roof bars and roof racks after use.
At the end of winter, remove snow tyres and refit
summer tyres.
Comply with the servicing instructions
Check tyre pressures regularly, with the tyres
cold, referring to the label in the door aperture on
the driver's side.
Carry out this check in particular:
–
before a long journey
.
–
at each change of season.
–
after a long period out of use.
Do not forget the spare wheel and, where
applicable, the tyres on your trailer or caravan.
Have your vehicle serviced regularly (e.g.
engine
oil, oil filter, air filter, passenger compartment
filter, etc.). Observe the schedule of operations in
the manufacturer's service schedule.
When filling the fuel tank, do not continue after
the third cut-out of the nozzle, to avoid overflow.
You will only see the fuel consumption of your
new vehicle settle down to a consistent average
after the first 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometres).
Optimising the driving range
(rechargeable hybrid vehicles)
Connect the vehicle as soon as possible.
Favour the ECO zone of the power indicator by
driving smoothly and at a steady speed.
Anticipate slowing down as much as possible
and, if possible, favour decelerations with
regenerative braking mode activated (power
indicator in the CHARGE zone).
With the vehicle connected, carry out
temperature pre-conditioning before setting off.
To optimise consumption during a journey:
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Alphabetical index
Children (safety) 87
Child seats
76, 79–82
Child seats, conventional
82, 85–86
Child seats, i-Size
84–86
Child seats, ISOFIX
82–83, 85–86
Cigar lighter
54
Cleaning (advice)
142, 162–163
Closing the boot
28, 32
Closing the doors
28, 31
Collision Risk Alert
124–125
Configuration, vehicle
11, 22
Connection, Bluetooth
193–194
Connectivity
198
Consumption figures
23
Control, emergency boot release
32
Control, emergency door
29–30
Control, heated seats
44
Controls, steering mounted
94–95
Control stalk, lighting
61–62
Control stalk, wipers
65–66
Control unit
143–145, 149
Courtesy lamp, front
57
Courtesy lamps
57
Cover, load space
59
Cruise control
106–107, 109–110
Cruise control, adaptive
106–107, 111–112
Cruise control by speed limit
recognition
106–107
D
Date (setting) 198
Daytime running lamps 62
Deactivating the passenger airbag
77, 81
Deadlocking
26, 28
Deferred charging
23, 150
Deferred charging (Rechargeable
hybrid)
22–23, 143, 148
Defrosting
46, 52
Defrosting, front
52
Demisting
46, 52
Demisting, front
52
Demisting, rear
52
Demisting, rear screen
52
Diagnosis, vehicle
20
Digital instrument panel
10
Dimensions
184
Dipstick
18, 158
Direction indicators
62
Display, head-up
11
Display screen, instrument panel
10
Domestic charging
145
Domestic charging (Rechargeable
hybrid)
149–150
Doors
31
Drive Assist
111
Driver’s attention warning
128
Driving
41–42, 88–89, 103
Driving aids camera (warnings)
102
Driving aid shortcuts
103
Driving aids (recommendations)
101
Driving economically
8
Driving modes
96
Driving positions (storing)
44
Dynamic stability control (DSC)
73E
EBFD 72
Eco-driving (advice)
8
ECO mode
96
Economy mode
156
Electronic brake force distribution (EBFD)
72
Emergency braking assistance (EBA)
73
Emergency call
70–71
Emergency switching off
90–91
Emergency warning lamps
69, 165
Energy economy mode
156
Energy flows
22
Energy recovery
19, 95
Engine
161
Engine compartment
157–158
Engine, petrol
97, 158, 182
Engines
181–182
Environment
8, 31
e-Save function (energy reserve)
23
ESC (electronic stability control)
72
Expanded traffic sign recognition
107
Exterior lighting
64
F
Fatigue detection 128
Favourite driving functions
103
Filling the fuel tank
140
Filter, air
160
Filter, oil
160
Filter, passenger compartment
49, 160