Turn off the engine at traffic lights or in traffic jams Do you save gasoline?

The answer is yes, but .... the savings depends on how long we're going to be arrested and our car.

Although a vehicle does not consume fuel off from the monetary point of view not always be worth performing this operation.

Usually from the first minute being detained des compensates turn off the engine to save fuel. Although there are exceptions, such as the air conditioning is turned off at the same time.

This simple gesture is effective to save fuel and reduce air pollution that is the raison d'etre of engines with Star & Stop system. These systems have a small electric battery, which manages the automatic engine shutdown at the time when we stop. This battery is activated when we stopped the car and ponermos deadlock.

Once we put the first gear, the engine is started in tenths of seconds and can be recirculated.

To save fuel, we must consider the following:

• If you know the traffic lights and you know what it takes to turn green, we can turn off the engine smoothly
• In long-term retention, it is recommended to turn off the engine savings and to minimize emissions.
• If we stopped or parked the car to wait for someone, we should always turn off the engine.