Volkswagen Touran Owners Manual: Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
→ An economic driving style
→ Driving in a way which will save fuelFuel economy, environmental impact and wear on the engine, brakes and tyres depend largely on three factors:
- Personal driving style.
- Conditions of use (weather, road surface)
- Technical conditions.
Depending on your personal driving style, a few simple measures can help save fuel by up to 25 %.
WARNING
An economic driving style
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Changing gear earlier
In principle, the highest gear is always the most economical gear. A rule of
thumb for most vehicle ...
Other materials:
Volkswagen Touran Owners Manual. Frontal collisions and the laws of physics
Fig. 52 Passengers of a vehicle
heading for a brick wall. They are not wearing seat belts
Fig. 53 A vehicle with unbelted
occupants strikes the wall
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings The physical principles involved
in a frontal collision are r ...
Volkswagen Touran Owners Manual. Driving
a loaded vehicle
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings For good vehicle handling when driving
a loaded vehicle, please observe the following:
Stow all items of luggage securely .
Accelerate carefully and gently.
Avoid sudden braking and driving man ...
