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Fuel economy – HONDA 2011 Element User Manual

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Plan and combine trips

Combine several short trips into
one. A warmed-up engine is more
fuel efficient than a cold one.

Calculating Fuel Economy

Measuring Techniques
Direct calculation is the
recommended source of information
about your actual fuel economy.
Using frequency of fill-ups or taking
fuel gauge readings are NOT
accurate measures of fuel economy.
Fuel economy may improve over the
first several thousand miles.

Checking Your Fuel Economy

1) Fill the fuel tank until the nozzle automatically clicks off.

2) Reset trip counter to zero.

3) Record the total gallons (liters) needed to refill.

4) Follow one of the simple calculations above.

100

Liter

Kilometers

L per

100 km

Miles

driven

Gallons

of fuel

Miles per

Gallon

Fuel Economy

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