Save Fuel, Protect The Environment - Opel Antara Owner's Manual

130 Drivin g and operatio n
Save fuel, protect the
environment
Trend-set ting technology
When dev eloping and manufac turing your
vehic le, O pel used env ironment-friend ly
and, in the ma in, recyclab le materials. The
production methods used to ma ke your
vehic le are likewise environmenta lly -
compatible.
Recycling of production wastes keeps the
circulation of material closed. Reduction of
energy a nd water requirements a lso help s
to conserve natural resources.
A highly adv anced design mea ns that your
vehic le can be easily disassembled at the
end of its working life, and the individual
materials separated for subsequent re-use.
Materia ls such as asbestos and cadmium
are not used . The refrigerant in the air
conditioning system is CFC-free.
New painting techniques employ water as
a solvent.
End-of-li fe v ehi cle rec overy
Information on end-of-life vehicle recovery
centres and the recy cling of end-of-life
vehicles is av ailable at www.opel.com.
Dr ive in an energy a nd
env ironment-conscious way
z High fuel consumption, noise lev els and
exhaust em issions are often caused by a
driving style that is not energy and
env ironment-c onscious.
z Y ou should therefore drive with energy in
mind: "more kilometres/miles with less
fuel".
z Reduce the noise level and exhaust
emissions b y adopting an environment-
consc ious driving style. This is ex tremely
worthwhile and im proves quality of life.
Fuel consumption depends to a great
extent on your own personal driving style.
The follow ing hints are intended to help
you consume fuel at a rate that is as close
as possible to the specified lev els.
Check your vehic le's fuel consum ption
every time you refuel. This facilita tes early
detection of a ny irregularities causing
increased fuel consumption.
Warm ing up
z Full throttle and w arming up at idle
speed increase w ear, fuel consumption,
fuel emission, the a mount of pollutant in
the exhaust a nd the am ount of noise.
z Driv e off imm ediately after starting.
Wa rm up the engine b y running it at
moderate eng ine speeds.
Uniform speed
z Hectic driving significantly increases fuel
consumption, the quantity of emission
and the p roportion of polluta nt in the
ex haust.
z Do not accelerate a nd brake
unnecessarily . Drive at uniform speed.
Avoid frequent starting-off and
stopping, e.g. at traffic lights, in short
distance traffic and in queues of tra ffic,
by m eans of clev er planning. S elect
roa ds with good traffic flow.
I dling
z The eng ine also consumes fuel when
idling .
z If you have to wait for more than
1 minute, it is worthwhile switching off
the eng ine. Five minutes of idling
corresponds to ap prox . one kilometre
(0.6 m iles) of driv ing .
z Idling for more than 5 minutes can cause
ex cessive temperatures a nd damage to
the exhaust system .