Alfa Romeo 147 Benutzeranleitung

Do not warm the engine with the car at a

standstill or at idle or high speed: under
these conditions the engine warms up much
more slowly, increasing electrical consump-
tion and emissions. It is therefore advisable
to move off immediately, slowly, avoiding
high speeds. This way the engine will warm
faster. 

Avoid accelerating when waiting at traffic

lights or before switching off the engine. This
and also double declutching is absolutely
pointless on modern cars and also increase
consumption and pollution. 

As soon as the conditions of the traffic and

road allow, use a higher gear. 

Using a low gear to obtain brilliant per-

formance increases consumption. 

In the same way improper use of a high

gear increases consumption, emissions and
engine wear. 

Fuel consumption considerably increases

with speed. Maintain an even as possible
speed, avoiding superfluous braking and 
accelerating, which cost in terms of both 
fuel and emissions. 

Accelerating heavily taking the engine to

a high speed has a considerably adverse 
effect on consumption and emission lev-
els; it is wise to accelerate gradually and not
exceed the maximum torque.

Short journeys and frequent cold starts

do not allow the engine to reach optimum
operating temperature. This results in a 
significant increase in consumption levels
(from +15 to +30% on the urban cycle)
and emission of harmful substances.

Rather high consumption levels are tied

to situations with heavy traffic, for ex-
ample in queues with frequent use of the
lower gears or in cities with many traffic
lights. Also winding mounting roads and
rough road surfaces adversely affect con-
sumption.

During prolonged stops (e.g. level cross-

ings) it is advisable to switch the engine
off.

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