Vauxhall VIVARO Owner's Manual

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Save fuel, protect the environment 97Save fuel, protect 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-o f-life vehic le reco veryFor detailed information on Va ux ha ll’ songoing com mitment to ac hieving anenvironmentally susta inab le future,including; design for recycling, take back ofEnd-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) and therecycling of ELVs viewwww.va ux ha ll. co.uk/recycling for details.Drive in an energy andenviro nmen t-co nscious wayz High fuel consumption, noise lev els andexhaust emission are often caused b y adriving style that is not energy andenv ironment-c onscious.z Y ou should therefore drive with energy inmind: "more miles with less fuel".z 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 consumption depends to a greatextent on your own personal driving style.The follow ing hints are intended to helpyou consume fuel at a rate that is as closeas possible to the specified lev els.Check your vehic le’s fuel consum ptionevery time you refuel. This facilita tes earlydetection of a ny irregularities causingincreased fuel consumption.Warming upz Full throttle and w arming up at idlespeed increase w ear, fuel consumption,fuel emission, the a mount of pollutant inthe exhaust a nd the am ount of 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 quantity of emissionand the p roportion of polluta nt in theex haust.z Do not accelerate a nd brakeunnecessarily . Drive at uniform speed.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 . one kilometre(0.6 m iles) of driv ing .