Fuel Consump Tion, Co Emissions - Vauxhall Meriva Owner's Manual

212 Tec hnic al D ata
Fuel consumption,
CO emission s
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Directive 80/1268/EEC (last c hanged by
1999/100/EC) has ap plied for the
measurement of fuel consumption
since 1996.
The direc tiv e is oriented to actual driving
practices: Urba n driving is rated at
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approx. / and extra-urban driving at
3
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approx. / (urban and extra-urban
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consumption). C old sta rts a nd acceleration
phases are also taken into considera tion.
The specification of CO emission is also a
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constituent of the directive.
The figures given m ust not be taken as a
guarantee for the actual fuel consumption
of a p artic ular vehicle.
All values are b ased on the EU base model
with standard equipment.
The calculation of fuel consumption as
spec ified by directive 1999/100/EC takes
acc ount of the v ehicle' s kerbweight,
ascertained in accordance with the said
regula tion. Optional ex tras may result in
slightly higher fuel consumption and CO
emission lev els than those quoted.
To convert l/100 k m into mpg, divide 282
by num ber of litres/100 km.
S aving fuel, p rotecting the environm ent –
see page 140.
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