What to do when your car is about to run out of gas in the middle of the road?
(Baonghean.vn) - Running out of gas in the middle of the road is a nightmare for every driver; the article below will suggest ways to handle this "ironic" situation.
1. Locate the nearest gas station
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In such unfortunate cases, you need to immediately identify the nearest gas station around this area using the car's navigation system or smartphone to be able to refuel in time.
2. Move at a steady speed
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When you find your car running out of gas, don’t try to speed up and drive as fast as you can to get to the gas station on time. The best way is to drive at a steady speed.
According to advice from auto experts, cars consume fuel most efficiently when running at speeds of about 56 - 72 km/h.
3. Close the window
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Did you know that when the door is opened, it will lead to a certain amount of wind into the cabin, accidentally feeling more wind causing the car to consume more fuel. So when closing the window will help the car reduce the wind resistance for the car, thereby, reducing the fuel consumption of the vehicle even more.
4. Turn off unnecessary devices
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In case you notice that your car is running low on fuel. Turn off all unnecessary utilities and functions that can make your car consume more fuel, this is important and urgent at this time.
Devices that can temporarily turn off utilities such as: car air conditioners, radios, phone chargers and other unnecessary devices...
5. Driving downhill
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Many modern, latest car models have integrated fuel-saving functions such as automatically turning off the fuel injector when the car is going downhill... When using this function, drivers should pay special attention not to shift to 0 - because when shifting to 0, the car will need fuel to keep the engine running and operating.
* How to drive a car to save gas
- Should drive at moderate speed:Driving between 30 and 55 mph will save you more fuel. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that driving in this range will improve fuel economy by 10 to 15 percent.
- Do not accelerate/decelerate suddenly:Pressing the gas pedal hard to accelerate quickly and then suddenly braking is very harmful to the engine and makes the car consume 4 times more gas.
- Refuel when the fuel gauge shows almost empty:You should not let your car run out of gas before filling up. The optimal solution is to fill up when the fuel gauge is less than half full and has not reached the "red" level.
- Don't bring too much stuff:Every 50 kg of luggage your car carries will increase your fuel consumption by 2%. Therefore, the simplest way to reduce fuel consumption is to remove all unnecessary items from the car and leave only the essentials.
