Driving Notes - SMART forfour Operating Instructions Manual

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Driving notes

The following tricks will help you to save
a substantial amount of fuel with your
car.
Not only will you reduce your operating
costs; you also will be helping to protect
the environment.
1. Take five
The following holds true for traffic
lights, rail barriers and when sitting in
tailbacks: always switch the engine off,
as you only need to be stopped for ten
seconds to save money.
>Important for vehicles with automated
manual transmission (softouch plus)*!
Make sure when you are about to drive off
again that
the selector lever is set to position N.
the footbrake is applied.
the gear indicator is displaying an N.
2. Full speed ahead
Driving off expends considerably more
energy than driving at a constant speed.
So when starting off, drive for no more
than two vehicle lengths in 1st gear and
accelerate briskly with the throttle at
least three quarters of the way down.
3. Please shift
Shift gears in good time when the gear
indicator in the display advises you to do
so.
4. Keep on running, look ahead
Frequent braking followed by accelerat
ing will cause your car to use up dis
tinctly more fuel than otherwise. For this
reason you should keep your distance
from the vehicle in front and ease off the
accelerator in good time whenever possi
ble.
5. Letting go
It is always better to let the vehicle roll
with the transmission in gear and to ap
ply no gas than to roll in neutral. This
way, fuel consumption is zero (decelera
tion fuel shutoff).
Driving notes
6. Under pressure
Correct tyre pressures help save fuel, in
crease tyre service life and improve
braking safety. Tyre inflation pressures
are given on the inside of the fuel tank
flap for various tyre types and load con
ditions.
7. Travelling light
Unnecessary articles stored in the lug
gage compartment will also increase fuel
consumption. We would therefore advise
you to check the luggage compartment
from time to time and remove any unnec
essary articles.
8. The perfect setting
Have your car checked regularly by a
qualified specialist workshop, e.g. in a
smart center. Do not exceed the scheduled
service intervals.
Environment!
You will save energy and help to
protect the environment if you refrain
from warming up the engine before
driving off and switch the engine off
when stationary due to a traffic in
duced delay.
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