Avoiding Short Distances; Convenience Consumers; Checking Tyre Inflation Pressure; Avoiding Unnecessary Ballast - Skoda 2013 Octavia A7 Owner's Manual

If an engine is only idling it takes much longer for it to reach its normal operating
temperature. Wear-and-tear and pollutant emissions, though, are particularly
high in the warming-up phase. Therefore, start driving as soon as the engine has
started. whereby high engine speeds should be avoided.

Avoiding short distances

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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 126.
Short distances result in an above-average high fuel consumption. We therefore
recommend avoiding distances of less than 4 km if the engine is cold.
A cold engine consumes the most fuel immediately after the start. Fuel consump-
tion drops to 10 litres/100 km after just 1 kilometre. The consumption stabilises
once the engine and catalytic converter have reached their operating tempera-
ture.
An important factor in this connection is also the ambient temperature. The im-
age » Fig. 126 shows the different levels of fuel consumption after driving a cer-
tain distance at a temperature of +20 °C and a temperature of -10 °C.
The vehicle has a higher fuel consumption in winter than in summer.

Convenience consumers

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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 126.
The convenience consumers have a share in fuel consumption.
We recommend you keep these consumers on only for as long as necessary.
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Driving
Fig. 126
Principle sketch: Fuel consump-
tion in l/100 km at different tem-
peratures
The convenience consumers include:
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The air conditioning system;
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Rear window heater;
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Windscreen heater;
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Heating of the external mirror;
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Rear fog light;
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Fog lights;
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Heated front seats;
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Auxiliary heating (parking heating).
Information about convenience consumers and the amount of fuel con-
sumed » operating instructions for Infotainment, chapter Vehicle settings (CAR
button).
Up to three convenience consumers are displayed in the Infotainment display-
the top 3 in terms of energy consumption.

Checking tyre inflation pressure

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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 126.
Tyres which are correctly inflated save fuel.
Always ensure the tyre inflation pressure is correct. If the inflation pressure is too
low, the tyres must overcome a higher rolling resistance. This will not only in-
crease fuel consumption but also tyre wear and the driving behaviour will worsen.
Always check the tyre inflation pressure when the tyres are cold.

Avoiding unnecessary ballast

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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
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ings on page 126.
Transporting ballast costs fuel.
Each kilogramme of weight increases the fuel consumption. Therefore, we rec-
ommend to carry no unnecessary weight.
It is particularly in town traffic, when one is accelerating quite often, that the ve-
hicle weight will have a significant effect upon the fuel consumption. A rule of
thumb here is that an increase in weight of 100 kilograms will cause an increase
in fuel consumption of about 1 litre/100 kilometres.
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