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Saving fuel downhill

Is the petrol cut off to the engine when running downhill?

Asked on 19 September 2011 by hooperon

Answered by Honest John
Foot off the accelerator pedal, yes.

Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.

Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.

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