Highway Driving; Air Conditioning; Performing Idling Stops; Luggage - Toyota Avalon Owner's Manual

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4-6. Driving tips
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Highway driving

Control and maintain the vehicle at a constant speed. Before stop-
ping at a toll booth or similar, allow plenty of time to release the
accelerator pedal and gently apply the brakes.
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Air conditioning

Use the air conditioning only when necessary. Doing so can help
reduce excessive fuel consumption.
In summer: When the ambient temperature is high, use the recircu-
lated air mode. Doing so will help to reduce the burden on the air
conditioning system and reduce fuel consumption as well.
In winter: Turn the A/C switch on only when both heating and dehu-
midifying are needed, and if only heating is needed, turn the A/C
switch off. Turning the A/C switch on when unnecessary leads to
excessive fuel consumption.
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Performing idling stops

● Avoid unnecessary idling. Stop the engine when parking the
vehicle to reduce excessive fuel consumption, even it is only for
a short period of time.
● Except in severe environment, such as when the outside tem-
perature is extremely low, warming up the engine before driving
is unnecessary. Rather than idling, it is more efficient to drive the
vehicle gently to warm up each part while avoiding increasing the
engine revolutions unnecessarily and accelerating or decelerat-
ing suddenly.
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Luggage

Carrying heavy luggage will lead to poor fuel economy. Avoid carry-
ing unnecessary luggage. Installing a large roof rack will also cause
poor fuel economy.
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