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.Itis,
therefore,essentialtodrivewithconsideration
fortherunning-inprocessforatleastthefirst
Toobtainoptimumfueleconomy,itis
essentialthatyourvehicleismaintainedin
accordancewiththemanufacturer’ sservice
schedule.
500
miles(800km)andobservethefollowing
advice:
Onautomaticgearboxmodels,drivingwith
thegearshiftin’D’intheHIGHrange,butnot
in’sport’mode,willprovidethebestfuel
economy.
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LIMITmaximumroadspeedto70mph
(110km/h).Initially,drivethevehicleona
lightthrottleandonlyincreaseengine
speedsgraduallyoncetherunning-in
distancehasbeencompleted.
Itemssuchas,theconditionoftheaircleaner
element,tyrepressuresandwheelalignment
canhaveasignificanteffectonfuel
consumption.Butaboveall,thewayinwhich
youdriveisthemostimportant.Thefollowing
hintsmayhelpyoutoobtainevenbettervalue
fromyourmotoring:
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DONOToperateatfullthrottleorallowthe
enginetolabourinanygear.
AVOIDfastaccelerationandheavybraking
exceptinemergencies.
EMISSIONCONTROLSYSTEM
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Avoidunnecessaryshort,start-stop
journeys.
LandRovervehiclesarefittedwithemission
andevaporativecontrolequipmentnecessary
tomeetanumberofterritorialrequirements.
Avoidfaststarts.Instead,accelerategently
andsmoothlyfromrest.
Inmanycountriesitisagainstthelawfor
vehicleownerstomodifyortamperwith
emissioncontrolequipment,ortosanction
theunauthorisedreplacementormodification
ofthisequipmentbyarepairshop.Insuch
casesthevehicleownerandtherepairermay
bothbeliableforlegalpenalties.Itis
importanttorememberthatallLandRover
dealersareproperlyequippedtoperform
repairsandtomaintaintheemissioncontrol
systemonyourvehicle.
Donotdriveinthelowergearsforlonger
thannecessary.
Decelerategentlyandavoidsuddenand
heavybraking.
Anticipateobstructionsandadjustyour
speedaccordinglywellinadvance.
Whenstationaryintraffic,selectneutralto
improvefueleconomyandairconditioning
performance.
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| Categories | Range Rover |
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| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Range Rover Handbook |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
| Applicable to Country | UK |
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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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