OPERATOR'S MANUAL

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DRIVINGTIPSANDTECHNIQUES

Fuel-ExcessConsumption

Thevehicle'sfuelconsumptionis

connectedtothreeimportantfactors:

maintenance,drivinghabits,and

generalconditionoftheroad,trafc

conditions,andvehicleload.

Maintenance

Propermaintenancewillkeepthe

vehiclerunninglikenewevenafter

longperiodsofuse.Thedrivermust

performthedailyandweeklychecks

ofthevehicle.

Maintenancefactorsaffecting

fuelconsumption:

•airand/orfuellterspartially

clogged

•enginevalvesoutofadjustment

•injectionpumpimproperly

synchronized

•injectionnozzlesdefectiveor

uncalibrated

•improperlyinatedtires

•wheelbearingsimproperly

adjusted

•clutchimproperlyadjustedorworn

(slipping)

•fuelleaks

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