Skoda Citigo Owner's Manual page 96

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.
An effective way of achieving good fuel economy is to shift up early. To shift in a
fuel-efficient manner, follow ⇒ p age 10, Recommended gear.
⇒ F ig. 85
The shows the ratio of fuel consumption to the speed of your vehicle in
the relevant gears. Fuel consumption in 1st gear is the highest and in 5th gear is
the lowest.
Avoiding full throttle
Driving more slowly means saving fuel.
Sensitive use of the accelerator will not only significantly reduce fuel consumption
but also positively influence environmental pollution and wear of your vehicle.
You should avoid exploiting the top speed of your vehicle wherever possible. Fuel
consumption, pollutant emissions and vehicle noises increase disproportionally at
high speeds.
⇒ F ig. 86
The shows the ratio of fuel consumption to the speed of your vehicle.
You will cut your fuel consumption by half if you only make use three-quarters of
the possible top speed of your vehicle.
Using the system Safety
Fig. 86 Fuel consumption in litres/100
km. and speed in km/h.
Driving Tips
Reducing idling
Idling also costs fuel.
In vehicles not equipped with the START-STOP system, turn off the engine [man-
ually] when in a traffic jam, at a level crossing or traffic lights with longer wait
times. Even after just 30 - 40 seconds you will have saved more fuel than that is
needed when you start the engine up again.
If an engine is only idling it takes much longer for it to reach its normal operating
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temperature. Wear-and-tear and pollutant emissions, though, are particularly high
in the warming-up phase. This is why you should drive off right after starting the
engine. Do avoid high engine revolutions at this time, however.
Regular maintenance
A poorly tuned engine uses an unnecessarily high amount of fuel.
By having your vehicle regularly maintained by a specialist garage, you create the
conditions needed for driving economically. The maintenance state of your vehicle
has a positive effect on traffic safety and value retention
A poorly tuned engine can result in a fuel consumption which is 10 % higher than
normal.
Also check the oil level after refuelling. Oil consumption is dependent to a consid-
erable extent on the load and speed of the engine. Oil consumption could be as
high as 0.5 litres/1 000 km depending on your style of driving.
It is quite normal that a new engine has a higher oil consumption at first, and rea-
ches its lowest level only after a certain running in time. It is therefore not possi-
ble to correctly assess the oil consumption of a new vehicle until after you have
driven about 5 000 km.
For the sake of the environment
● You can achieve additional improvements in your fuel economy by using high-
lubricity oils.
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● Check the floor underneath your vehicle regularly. Please have your vehicle in-
spected by a specialist garage if you find any stains caused by oil or other fluids on
the floor.
General Maintenance Do-it-yourself
Driving and the Environment
Technical data
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