Uniform Speed; The First 600 Miles/1 000 Km - Vauxhall VX220 Owner's Manual

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Uniform speed

z Hectic d riv ing significantly increases
noise a nd ex haust emissions.
z Do not a ccelerate and brake
unnecessarily. Drive at uniform speed.
If you drive as often as possible in top
gear, and in urba n traffic w here possible
select fourth gear at sp eeds of 30 mph
(50 km/h) and above, and if you selec t
the next higher gear as soon a s possible,
only chang ing down when the engine is
no longer running perfectly smoothly,
you will reduce the noise im pact on the
environment ma ny times over.
Urban traffic
z Freq uent driving off and stopping - for
exam ple a t traffic lig hts - g reatly
increases the noise level.
z Av oid unnecessa ry stop s b y alway s
anticipa ting the driving conditions in
front.
If possible, selec t roa ds with a good
traffic flow.
Keep a safe dista nce from the vehicle in
front and av oid unnecessary brak ing
and acceleration.
Driv e considerately, esp ecially in
resid ential areas and particularly at
night.
High s peed
z At top speed y ou ca use exc essive noise.
As sp eed increases, so does ty re a nd
wind noise. I n top gea r, tyre noise
determines the level of driving noise from
speeds as low as 45 mph (75 km /h). A
vehicle trav elling at 90 mph (150 km /h)
causes just a s m uc h noise as four
vehicles travelling at 30 m ph (50 km /h)
or ten vehicles trav elling at 45 mph
(70 k m/h).
z Avoid trav elling at high speeds by
carefully planning your journey s.
Doors
z Slam ming of doors creates noise.
z C lose doors quietly . Be considerate,
especially in residential areas and
particularly a t nig ht.

The first 600 miles/1 000 km

z Technically incorrect and uneconomical
driving will impa ir the performa nce of
your vehicle and shorten its service life.
z Driv e y our vehicle at various speed s,
making good use of all gears. Depress
the accelerator pedal a maxim um of
around three q uarters of the available
peda l travel. Do not use full throttle.
Do not drive faster than three quarters of
maxim um sp eed.
Never a llow the engine to labour at low
revs.
Further information - see page 50.
Repair and maintenance
z Never ca rry out any repairs or
adjustment and maintena nce work on
the eng ine yourself:
You may out of ignorance infringe
environmental law s b y not disposing of
materials properly.
Appropriate parts might not b e recycled.
Contact with some of the materia ls
inv olv ed may b e haza rd ous to the
health.
z We recom mend ha ving repa irs and
maintenance carried out by your
Vauxhall Ap prov ed Repairer.
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