Starting & driving
RUNNING-IN(petrol&dieselmodels)
Properrunning-inwillhaveadirectbearingon
thereliabilityandsmoothrunningofyour
vehiclethroughoutitslife.
FUELECONOMY
Fuelconsumptionisinfluencedbytwomajor
factors:
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Howyourvehicleismaintained.
Howyoudriveyourvehicle.
Inparticular,theengine,gearbox,brakesand
tyresneedtimetobed-inandadjusttothe
demandsofeverydaymotoring.Itistherefore
essentialtodrivewithconsiderationforthe
running-inprocessforatleastthefirst800
km(500miles)andobservethefollowing
advice:
Toobtainoptimumfueleconomy,itis
essentialthatyourvehicleismaintainedin
accordancewiththemanufacturer’sservice
schedule.
Itemssuchasignitiontiming,theconditionof
theaircleanerelement,tyrepressuresand
wheelalignmentcanhaveasignificanteffect
onfuelconsumption.Butaboveall,thewayin
whichyoudriveismostimportant.The
followinghintsmayhelpyoutoobtaineven
bettervaluefromyourmotoring:
•
LIMITmaximumspeedto80km/h(50
mph)forTd5,Tdiand4-cylinderpetrol
enginesand95km/h(60mph)forV8
engines.Initially,drivethevehicleona
lightthrottleandonlyincreaseengine
speedsoncetherunning-indistancehas
beencompleted.
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Avoidunnecessary,short,start-stop
journeys.
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DONOToperateatfullthrottleorallowthe
enginetolabourinanygear.
Avoidfaststartsbyacceleratinggentlyand
smoothlyfromrest.
AVOIDfastaccelerationandheavybraking
exceptinemergencies.
Donotdriveinthelowergearslongerthan
necessary.
Decelerategentlyandavoidsuddenand
heavybraking.
Anticipateobstructionsandadjustyour
speedaccordinglywellinadvance.
DRIVEGENTLY-SAVEFUEL!
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| Categories | Land Rover, Land Rover Defender 110, Land Rover Defender 130, Land Rover Defender 90 |
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| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Defender 90, 110, 130 Td5, Tdi, V8 |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
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| Publisher | landrover.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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