Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 293

288 Tec hnic al data
Fuel consumption, CO
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Directive 80/1268/EEC (last c hanged
by 2004/3/EC ) has applied for the
measurement of fuel consumption
since 1996.
emissions The direc tiv e is oriented to actual driving
practices: Urba n driving is rated at
1
approx. /
2
approx. /
consumption). C old sta rts a nd acceleration
phases are also taken into considera tion.
The specification of CO
constituent of the directive.
and ex tra-urb an driving with
3
(urban and extra-urban
3
emission is also a
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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 2004/3/EC takes
acc ount of the v ehicle' s kerbweight,
ascertained in accordance with these
regula tions. O ptional extras ma y 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 186.
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