How To Save Fuel And Make Your Vehicle Last Longer - Toyota Coaster 2015 Owner's Manual

When restarting out after parking on a
slope:
1. With the transmission in "P" position
(automatic) or the clutch pedal de-
pressed (manual), start the engine.
(With an automatic transmission, be
sure to keep the brake pedal de-
pressed.)
2. Shift into gear.
3. Release the parking brake (also foot
brake on automatic transmission ve-
hicles) and slowly pull or back away
from the wheel blocks. Stop and apply
your brakes.
4. Have someone retrieve the blocks.
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CAUTION
Observe the legal maximum speeds
D
for trailer towing.
Slow down and shift down before
D
descending steep or long downhill
grades. Do not make sudden down-
shifts while descending steep or
long downhill grades.
Avoid holding the brake pedal down
D
too long or too frequently. This
could cause the brakes to overheat
and result in reduced braking effi-
ciency.
How to save fuel and make
your vehicle last longer
Improving fuel economy is easy—just take
it easy. It will help make your vehicle last
longer, too. Here are some specific tips
on how to save money on both fuel and
repairs:
Keep your tires inflated at the cor-
D
rect pressure. Underinflation causes
tire wear and wastes fuel. See Section
7−2 for instructions.
Do not carry unneeded weight in
D
your vehicle. Excess weight puts a
heavier load on the engine, causing
greater fuel consumption.
Avoid lengthy warm−up idling. Once
D
the engine is running smoothly, begin
driving—but gently. Remember, howev-
er, that on cold winter days this may
take a little longer.
Automatic transmission—Put
D
shift lever into "D" when engine
braking is not required. Driving with
the shift lever in a position other than
"D" will reduce the fuel economy. (For
details, see "Automatic transmission" in
Section 1−6.)
Accelerate slowly and
D
Avoid jackrabbit starts. Get into high
gear as quickly as possible.
the
smoothly.