SMART fortwo coupé Owner's Manual page 63

ments (EU CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY).
These documents are delivered with your
vehicle.
The consumption figures were in each case
based on the currently applicable version:
for vehicles that comply with or exceed
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the EURO 5 standard, in accordance with
Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007
Deviations from these values may occur
under normal operating conditions.
Recommendations for driving economically:
make sure the tyre pressures are correct.
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avoid unnecessary loads.
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warm up the engine while driving at low
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engine speeds.
vehicles with manual transmission: change
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to a higher gear in good time.
vehicles with automatic transmission:
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drive the vehicle in drive program E (Com-
fort).
accelerate moderately.
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drive with care.
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release the accelerator pedal in good time.
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allow the vehicle to coast without using
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the brakes.
have maintenance work carried out at the
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specified service intervals.
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Environmental note
Avoid excessive engine speeds. This
unnecessarily increases the fuel con-
sumption of your vehicle and harms the
environment as a result of increased emis-
sions.
Driving economically
Monitoring the rev counter
Rev counter and dashboard clock
Rev counter : with dashboard clock ; can
be adjusted to the left or right.
Overrevving range
The overrevving range of the engine is shown
with dashed lines in the orange marking of
rev counter :. The fuel supply is interrup-
ted to protect the engine when the overrev-
ving range is reached.
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Regularly check the engine speed while
driving.
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If a high engine speed is displayed, shift
up a gear.
Gearshift recommendations
The gearshift recommendations assist you in
adopting an economical driving style.
Monochrome display (manual transmission)
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