Vauxhall Corsa & Combo Owner's Manual

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140Saving fuel,protecting theenvironmentTrend-setting technologyWhen dev eloping and manufac turing yourvehic le, Vauxhall used environment-friendly and in the m ain recyc la blematerials. The production methods used tomak e y our v ehicle are likewiseenv ironmenta lly -compatible.Recycling of production wastes keeps thecirculation of material closed. Reduction ofenergy a nd water requirements a lso help sto conserve natural resources.A highly adv anced design mea ns that yourvehic le can be easily disassembled at theend of its working life, and the individualmaterials separated for subsequent re-use.Materia ls such as asbestos and cadmiumare not used . The refrigerant in the airconditioning system 3 is C FC -free.New painting techniques employ wa ter asa solv ent.End-of-life ve hicle recoveryInformation on end-of-life vehicle recoverycentres and the recy cling of end-of-lifevehicles is availab le at ww w.vauxhall.co. ukEnergy and e nvironment-consciousdrivingz High noise levels and exhaust em issionsare often a result of driving w ithout dueattention to saving energy andprotecting the environment.z Y ou should therefore drive with energy inmind – "more mileage with less fuel" .Reduce the noise level and exhaustemissions b y adopting an environment-consc ious driving style. This is ex tremelyworthwhile and im proves the quality oflife.Fuel consum ption d epend s to a greatextent on your own personal d riv ingstyle. The following hints are intended tohelp you consume fuel at a rate that is asclose as possible to the specified levels –see page 237.C heck y our v ehicle’ s fuel consumptionevery time you refuel. This facilitatesearly detection of any irregula ritiescausing increased fuel consumption.Warming upz Full throttle and w arming up at idlespeed increase w ear, fuel consumption,ex haust em ission, the am ount ofpollutant in the exhaust and the am ountof noise.z Driv e off imm ediately after starting.Wa rm up the engine b y running it atmoderate eng ine speeds.Uniform speedz Hectic driving significantly increases fuelconsumption, the ex haust emissions, theproportion of pollutant in the exhaustgas and the noise level.z Do not accelerate a nd brakeunnecessarily . Drive at uniform speed,watching the road.Avoid frequent starting off and stoppinge.g . at traffic lights, in short distancetra ffic and in queues of traffic by m eansof clever planning . Select road s w ithgood traffic flow .Idlingz The eng ine also consumes fuel whenidling .z If you have to wait for more than oneminute, it is worthwhile switching off theengine. Fiv e m inutes of idlingcorresponds to ap prox imately onekilometre of driving.