What should you do if your car is about to run out of gas in the middle of the road?

1. Identify the nearest gas station.

In such unfortunate situations, you need to immediately locate the nearest gas station in the area using your car's navigation system or smartphone so you can refuel in time.

2. Move at a steady speed.

When you realize your car is running low on gas, don't try to speed up and rush to the gas station. The best approach is to maintain a steady speed.

According to automotive experts, vehicles are most fuel-efficient when traveling at speeds between 56 and 72 km/h.

3. Close the window.

Did you know that when the doors are open, a significant amount of air enters the cabin, inadvertently increasing wind resistance and causing the car to consume more fuel? Therefore, closing the windows helps reduce wind resistance, thereby further reducing fuel consumption.

4. Turn off unnecessary devices.

If you notice your car is running low on fuel, turn off all unnecessary features and functions that could cause your car to consume more fuel. This is crucial and urgent at this moment.

These devices can temporarily turn off amenities such as: car air conditioning, radio, phone charging, and other unnecessary devices…

5. Driving downhill

Many modern, latest car models have integrated fuel-saving functions such as automatically shutting off fuel injectors when the car is going downhill... When using this function, drivers should pay special attention not to shift to neutral – because when in neutral, the car will need fuel to keep the engine running and operating.

* How to drive a car to save fuel

- You should drive at a moderate speed:Driving at speeds between 50 and 90 km/h will save more fuel. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that driving within this range will improve fuel efficiency by 10-15%.

- Avoid sudden acceleration/deceleration:Pressing the accelerator hard to increase speed and then braking suddenly is very harmful to the engine and causes the car to consume four times more fuel.

- Refuel when the fuel gauge is nearly empty:You shouldn't wait until your car is completely out of gas before refueling. The best solution is to refuel when the fuel gauge is less than half full and hasn't reached the "red" mark.

- Don't bring too much luggage:For every additional 50 kg of luggage, the car consumes 2% more fuel. Therefore, the simplest way to reduce fuel consumption is to remove all unnecessary items from the car and only keep what is essential.