Skoda roomster Owner's Manual page 189

188 Driving and the Environment
Shifting gears and saving energy
Shifting up early saves on fuel.
Manual gearbox
– Drive no more than about one length of your vehicle in first
gear. Always shift up into the next higher gear at approx. 2 000
to 2 500 revs.
Automatic gearbox
– Depress the accelerator pedal slowly. Do not depress it
beyond the kickdown position, however.
An effective way of achieving good fuel economy is to shift up early. You
will consume more fuel if you drive at unnecessarily high revolutions in
any given gear.
⇒ fig. 148
The
vehicle for the individual gears. Fuel consumption in 1st gear is the
highest and in 5th gear is the lowest.
Note
•
The optimal engine speed should be obtained when accelerating, in
order to avoid a high fuel consumption and resonance of the vehicle.
•
Also use the information supplied by the multi-functional indicator*
⇒ page 17.
Avoiding full throttle
Fig. 148 Fuel
Driving more slowly means saving fuel.
consumption in
litres/100 km. and
speed in km/h.
Sensitive use of the accelerator will not only significantly reduce fuel
consumption but also positively influence environmental pollution and
wear of your vehicle.
shows the ratio of fuel consumption to the speed of your
Fig. 149 Fuel
consumption in
litres/100 km. and
speed in km/h.