Operation Manual

Driving and o peration 125
Save fuel, protect the
environment
Trend-set ting technology
When developing and manufacturing your
vehicle, Vauxhall used environment-
friendly and , in the main, rec yclable
materials. The production methods used to
mak e y our v ehicle are like wise
environmentally-compatible.
Recycling of production wastes keeps the
circulation of material closed. Reduction of
energy and water requirements also helps
to conserve natural resources.
A highly advanced design mea ns that your
vehicle can be easily disassembled at the
end of its working life, and the individual
materials separate d for subsequent re-use.
Materia ls such as asbestos and cadmium
are n ot used . The re frigerant in the air
conditioning system is CFC-free.
New painting techniques employ water as
a solvent.
End-of-life vehi cle recovery
For detailed information on Va uxha ll’s
on-going commitment to achieving an
environmentally sus ta inab le future ,
including; design for recycling, take back of
End-of-Life Ve hicle’s (EL V s) and the
recycling of ELVs, view
www.vauxha ll.co.uk/recycling for details.
Drive in an energy and
environment-conscious way
z High fuel consumption, noise levels and
exhaust emissions are often caused by a
driving style that is not energy and
environment-conscious.
z You should therefore drive with energy in
mind: "more miles / kilometres with less
fuel".
z Reduce the noise level and exhaust
emissions by adopting an environment-
consc ious driving style. This is extremely
worthwhile and im proves quality of life.
Fuel consumption depends to a great
extent on your own personal driving style.
The following hints are intended to help
you consume fuel at a rate that is as close
as possible to the specified levels.
Check your vehicle’s fuel consumption
every time you refuel. This facilita tes early
detection of a ny irregularities causing
increased fuel consumption.
Warming up
z Full throttle and w arming up at idle
speed increase wear, fuel consumption,
fuel emission, the amount of pollutant in
the exhaust and the amount of noise.
z Driv e off imm ediately after starting.
Warm up the engine by running it at
moderate eng ine speeds.
Uniform speed
z Hectic driving significantly increases fuel
consumption, the quantity of emission
and the proportion of pollutant in the
ex haust.
z Do not accelerate a nd brake
unnecessarily. Drive at uniform speed.
Avoid frequent starting-off and
stopping, e.g. at traffic lights, in short
distance traffic and in queues of tra ffic,
by means of clever planning. Select
roa ds with good traffic flow.
Idling
z The engine also consumes fuel when
idling .
z If you have to wait for more than
1 minute, it is worthwhile switching off
the eng ine. Five minutes of idling
corresponds to ap prox . 0.6 miles (1 km)
of driving.
z Idling for more than 5 minutes can cause
ex cessive temperatures a nd damage to
the exhaust system.