Fuel conservation tips for MP

[Muzolf]

3 hours ago, TurklerRS said:

>1200-1300 RPM

 

Mate, the Scania 750HP engine idles at about 4K RPM, what?

 

Dude, do you seriously think a diesel engine will idle 4k rpm?

 

Also, to add to this post, you don't need to coast your neutral. If you have to come to a stop, just engine brake/use the retarded so you can save fuel and efficiently brake at the same time.

[Baratako]

Well, considering this poor 3 year old thread has been bumped, one thing I noticed:

 

On 11/10/2015 at 9:45 PM, [LKW Tr.] Glenny_ said:

4. Coast in neutral when possible.

 

This is false. Leave it at gear. When you coast your truck while in gear (not accelerating, such as going down hill or going to stop soon) the consumption is zero, the RPM is being "fed" by the wheels and not the engine. When you coast it at neutral, the connection between the engine and wheels is cut, and the engine relies on wasting gas to keep it running (2.3l/h IIRC)

[Azuly]

Nicely done! Thanks for taking your time to creat this guide. I will sure try my best to save fuel.  

[Niklas200215]

Thank you very much for making this very helpful and informative guide. I am sure I will save a lot of fuel with these tips in the future 

[poland.ball]

Fuel is not cheap everywhere. Efficent driving can save up a lot of money, especially useful when on a new profile.

This guide is recommended for steering wheel users only.

1. Slower accelerating
Pressing the gas pedal only 1/2 can help reducing the fuel consumption. It might take longer to get to speed.
Recommeded: Pressing gas pedal 1/4-1/2 only.

2. Low RPM
Staying at low rpm reduces fuel consumption aswell.
Most trucks have a small blue mark on the RPM gauge.
As seen in the image above, the first and second truck has this blue mark. It is recommended to shift up to the next gear when approaching the blue mark.


As seen on the very right picture, there is no blue mark. It is best to shift up between the green and red mark, ~2000-2500 RPM.

The skoda does not have a mark. I mostly shift up at 3000 RPM. Try to never exceed 3000 RPM for best fuel consumption and still having a decent acceleration speed.


3. No cruise control
Cruise control tends to increase the fuel consumption. I recommend to drive without cruise control, but for long routes it is still better to use cruise control AND to shift up to get low RPM.

4. Slow braking
When you approach a red traffic light, get on the clutch and brake just a bit slowly. That way you will not loose much speed, and if in time the traffic light turns green you do not have to accelerate again. Sometimes, this trick does not work and you have to brake hard when being near the traffic light. But in most cases, if you do this early, you can save yourself the acceleration time!


Simply, your goal is to keep the RPM low and keep the acceleration low. That way you will succeed and save up fuel!

[tfmpillow]

Guide approved.

[[BEARS] DarkMoon [RU/EN]]

Thanks for guide

[Guest]

Thank you!

[[BTR] iconsunny]

Effective! Thank you for your guide!

[.Quality]

Decent guide. I would also recommend using the retarder to gradually decrease speed and much earlier in the skoda (2000rpm for diesel and 2500rpm for the tsi).

[xXJDTVXx]

Thank You for the Guide!

[Harley200317]

Thanks this is quite helpfully and will try this out next time I play

[Guest]

Nice guide.Thanks.

[Kiv.]

Great guide i will definitely use these tips,thank you!

 

[Mehmet [25]]

Thank You for the Guide! 

[pofii]

Nice guide.,thanks.

[Guest]

Nice Guide Mate

 

Kind Regards,

Scanva Diesel A/S

[Lena']

Simple but impressive thank you for that 

[єmiхzαl]

thanks for the advice!