Table 1 Overview of relevant driving advice regarding eco-driving

Driving style

Reduce travel speed to max. 85 km/h

Maintain sufficient headway distance to preceding vehicles

Maintain uniform velocity by using cruise control and speed limiter

Anticipatory driving

Coast before crests in time

Coast before infrastructural objects in time (speed limits, bends, roundabouts, highway exits)

Coast before slow preceding vehicles

Operational level

Avoid kick down

Accelerate at high engine torques

Decelerate using wear-free braking systems

Stall engine at long idling phases

Usage of manual gearbox

Use high gears while cruising at constant speed

Use low starting gear

Handle clutch pedal correctly

Do not use accelerator pedal until clutch is closed