Tips for Economical Driving (Opel Corsa C)

Fuel consumption is largely determined by driving style and vehicle operating conditions.

To reduce fuel consumption, try to adhere to the following recommendations:

• Do not leave the engine running at idle speed longer than it takes to warm it up. Start driving as soon as the engine speed stabilizes. If you expect a stop along the way to be longer than 1 minute, turn off the engine;
• Avoid sudden acceleration;
• Try to plan your route in advance, choose streets with convenient traffic, a small number of traffic lights, etc.;
• Monitor the technical condition of the engine, try to adhere as strictly as possible to the Schedule of current maintenance (see Chapter 1), trust maintenance work to specialists only;
• A roof rack/ski holder increases air resistance and therefore fuel consumption, remove the rack if you are not going to use it - the presence of a roof rack increases fuel consumption by approximately 1.0 l/100 km;
• Do not use air conditioning unnecessarily;
• Reduce speed when driving on uneven road surfaces;
• When driving a car with a manual transmission or in Easytronic manual mode, shift gears in a timely manner - the tachometer pointer should be in the middle range of the scale, if possible. Shift to a higher gear at the first opportunity. When driving in urban conditions at speeds above 50 km/h, engaging 4th or 5th gear will significantly reduce fuel consumption. For example, at a speed of 50-80 km/h, fuel consumption with 4th gear engaged is 25% less than when driving at the same speed in 3rd gear, and at a speed of 70-90 km/h with 5th gear engaged, fuel consumption is about 15% less than when driving at the same speed in 4th.
• Try to move at a speed no higher than 3/4 of the maximum for a given gear, this allows you to save up to 50% of fuel without significant loss of time;
• Maintain proper tire inflation pressure;
• Try to keep your distance,
• allowing to avoid sudden braking;
• Do not overload the car - excessive loading increases fuel consumption by approximately 0.5 l/100 km;
• Do not keep your foot on the brake pedal while driving;
• Check wheel alignment regularly and make adjustments if necessary (see Chapter 10);
• Remember that when driving at speeds exceeding 60 km/h, activating the A/C results in a smaller increase in fuel consumption than the increase in aerodynamic drag resulting from opening the windows;
• When driving in forced idle mode (for example, when descending or braking) the fuel supply is automatically cut off - to ensure greater efficiency, do not press the gas and clutch pedals in this mode.