Toyota TC 2006 Manual page 175

Trailer towing
Scion does not recommend towing a
trailer with your vehicle. It is not de-
signed for trailer towing.
How to save fuel and make
your vehicle last longer, too
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:
D
Keep your tires inflated at the cor-
rect pressure. Underinflation causes
tire wear and wastes fuel. See page
217 for instructions.
D
Do not carry unneeded weight in
your vehicle. Excess weight puts a
heavier load on the engine, causing
greater fuel consumption.
D
Avoid lengthy warm–up idling. Once
the engine is running smoothly, begin
driving—but gently. Remember, howev-
er, that on cold winter days this may
take a little longer.
D
Keep the automatic transmission se-
lector lever into "D" when engine
braking is not required. Driving with
the selector lever in "3" will reduce the
fuel economy. (For details, see "Auto-
matic transmission" on page 103.)
D
Accelerate slowly and
Avoid jackrabbit starts. Get into high
gear as quickly as possible.
D
Avoid long engine idling. If you have
a long wait and you are not in traffic,
it is better to turn off the engine and
start again later.
D
Avoid engine lugging or over–rev-
ving. Use a gear position suitable for
the road on which you are travelling.
D
Avoid continuous speeding up and
slowing down.
wastes fuel.
D
Avoid unnecessary
braking. Maintain a steady pace. Try
to time the traffic signals so you only
need to stop as little as possible or
take advantage of through streets to
avoid traffic lights. Keep a proper dis-
tance from other vehicles to avoid sud-
den braking. This will also reduce wear
on your brakes.
D
Avoid heavy traffic or traffic jams
whenever possible.
D
Do not rest your foot on the clutch
or brake pedal. This causes needless
wear, overheating and poor fuel econo-
smoothly.
my.
D
Maintain a moderate speed on high-
ways. The faster you drive, the greater
the fuel consumption. By reducing your
speed, you will cut down on fuel con-
sumption.
Stop–and–go driving
stopping and
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