Honda Automobiles 2008 Civic Si Coupe Owner's Manual page 191

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Fuel Economy
Minimize the use of the air
conditioning system
puts an extra load on the engine
which makes it use more fuel. Use
the fresh-air ventilation when
possible.
Plan and combine trips
Combine several short trips into
one. A warmed-up engine is more
fuel efficient than a cold one.
Calculating Fuel Economy
Measuring Techniques
Direct calculation is the
recommended source of information
about your actual fuel economy.
Using frequency of fill-ups or taking
fuel gauge readings are NOT
accurate measures of fuel economy.
Fuel economy may improve over the
first several thousand miles.
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Checking Your Fuel Economy
The A/C
−
Miles
driven
−
100
1) Fill the fuel tank until the nozzle automatically clicks off.
2) Reset trip counter to zero.
3) Record the total gallons (liters) needed to refill.
4) Follow one of the simple calculations above.
2008 Civic Sedan
Gallons
Miles per
of fuel
Gallon
Liter
Kilometers
L per
100 km