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139Driving an d Operation

Overrun

The fuel supply is autom atically shut off

during overrun, e.g. when the vehicle is

being driven down long gradients or when

braking. To enable the overrun cut-off to

take effect, do not accelerate during

overrun and on manual vehicles, do not

release the clutc h. To prevent dam age to

the catalytic converter, overrun cut-off is

tem porarily deactivated when the catalytic

converter tem perature is high.

Vehicles with turbocharged engine:

Flow -g enerate d noises may be aud ible if

the accelerator is released quickly, on

account of airflow in the turbocharger.

Engine speed

Drive in a low engine speed range for each

gear as much as possible.

Warming up

Allow the engine to warm up while driving.

Do not w arm it up by letting it run at idling

speed. Do not apply full throttle until the

engine has reached operating

tem perature.

After a cold start, the Easytronic 3 does

not switch to higher gears until the speed

increases when it is in Automatic mode.

This allows the catalytic converter to

quickly reach the temperature that is

required for optimum emission reduction.

Correct gear selection

Do not ra ce y our e ngin e while the

transmission is in neutral or with a low gear

selected. Driving too fast in individual

gears as well as stop-and-go traffic

increases engine wear and fuel

consumption.

Change down

When decreasing speed, shift down into

the next lowest gear. Do not slip the clutch

with a high-revving engine. This is

especially important when hill climb ing.

Clutch operation

Always depress the clutch pedal hard to

the floor to prevent shifting difficulties and

tra nsmission damage.

When driving, do not use the pedal as a

footrest; this will cause substantial clutch

wear.

Cooling fan

The cooling fan is controlled via a

therm oswitch and therefore only runs if

necessary.

Depending on engine, cleaning the diesel

particle filter 3 automatically switches on

the cooling fan.

Pedals

Do not place any ob jects in the footwell

which could slip under the pedals and

inhibit the pedal travel.

To ensure the pedal travel is uninhibited,

there must be no mats in the area of the

pedals.

Battery care

When driving slowly or when the vehicle is

stationary, e.g. in slow urban traffic, stop-

and-go traffic or traffic jams, turn off all

unnecessary electrical loads where

possible (e.g. heated rear window, heated

front se ats, etc. ).

Declutch when starting, in order to relieve

the strain on the starter and the battery.

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