Skoda YETI - 11-2009 Owner's Manual page 176

The technical requirements for low fuel usage and economic efficiency of the vehicle
have already been built into the vehicle at the works. Special attention has been given
to minimising negative effects on the environment. It is necessary to take note of the
guidelines given in this chapter in order to make best use of these characteristics and
to maintain their effectiveness.
The optimal engine speed should be obtained when accelerating, in order to avoid a
high fuel consumption and resonance of the vehicle.
Looking ahead when driving
A vehicle's highest fuel consumption occurs it accelerates.
Avoid accelerating and braking unnecessarily. If you drive with forsight you will not
need to brake so often and will also then not have to accelerate so much. Let your
vehicle coast to a stop, for example, if this is possible, when you see that the next set of
traffic lights is at red.
Shifting gears and saving energy
Shifting up early saves on fuel.
Fig. 159 Fuel consumption in litres/100 km. and speed in km/h.
Manual gearbox
– Drive no more than about one length of your vehicle in first gear.
– Shift up into the next higher gear at approx. 2 000 to 2 500 revs.
Using the system Safety
Automatic gearbox
– Depress the accelerator pedal slowly. Do not depress it beyond the kickdown
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.
The
relevant gear. Fuel consumption in 1st gear is the highest. The consumption is the
lowest in the highest gear.
You will achieve good fuel economy by shifting up early and shifting down late.
Shift recommendation for changing gears*
An information for the engaged gear
instrument cluster.
In order to minimise the fuel consumption, a recommendation for shifting into
another gear is indicated in the display.
If the control unit recognises that it is appropriate to change the gear, an arrow
shown in the display. The arrow points up or down, depending on whether it is recom-
mended to shift into a higher or lower gear.
At the same time, the recommended gear is indicated instead of the currently engaged
gear
Also use the information supplied by the multi-functional indicator* ⇒ page 20.
Driving Tips General Maintenance
position, however.
⇒ fig. 159
shows the ratio of fuel consumption to the speed of your vehicle in the
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Note
Breakdown assistance
Driving and the Environment
⇒ fig. 159
is shown in the display of the
Technical Data
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