Mazda RX-7 1989 Owner's Manual page 56

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SUGGESTIONS FOR
ECONOMICAL OPERATION
Your vehicle 's fuel economy is mainly de-
pendent on your style of driving, how you
d rive, where you drive and when you drive.
These have an effect on how many miles
(kil ometers) you can get from a gallon (liter)
of fuel. To operate your vehicle as econom-
ically as possible, use th e following driving
suggestions to help save money in both fuel
and repairs:
• Never turn off the engine to coast down
hills. Your power steering and brake
booster will not function with out the en-
gine running. Instead, downshift to an ap-
propriate gear to utilize engine braking
effect.
• You can save fuel by avoiding fast starts.
• Keep your engine in tune and follow the
recommended periodic maintenance
schedule. This will increase the life of all
parts and lower operating costs.
• Use the air cond itioner (if equipped) only
when necessary.
• Slow down when driving on rough roads.
• Always keep your tires inflated to the
recommended pressure for longer tire life
and fuel economy.
• Keep your distance from other veh icles
to avoid sudden stops. This wil l reduce
wear on brake linings and save fuel, as
extra fuel is requ ired to accelerate back
to driving speed.
• Do not carry unnecessary weight in the
vehicle.
• Do not rest your foot on the brake pedal
while driving . This cause needless wear
and possible damage to the brakes and
poor fuel economy.
• Improper wheel alignment will cause th e
tires to roll at an excessive angle, which
wiH result in faster ti re wear. It takes more
power to overcome this improper align-
ment wh ich, in turn, wastes fuel.
• Open windows at high speed can less-
en fuel economy. Also, fuel economy is
less when driving in crosswinds or head-
winds. To help offset some of this loss,
slow down when d riving in these con-
ditions .
Keeping a vehicle in good operating condi-
tion is important both for economy and safe-
ty. Therefore,
have your Authorized Mazda
Dealer perform scheduled inspections and
maintenance.
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