Topic: Vehicle mechanics and maintenance · Nº 167 / 539

¿Cómo debemos arrancar el motor de un vehículo para que el gasto de combustible sea menor?

How should we start a vehicle's engine so that it uses less fuel?

  • ASin pisar el acelerador.Without pressing the accelerator.
  • BPisando el acelerador.Pressing the accelerator.
  • CPisando el acelerador y el embrague a la misma vez.Pressing the accelerator and the clutch at the same time.
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Correct answer

  • ASin pisar el acelerador.Without pressing the accelerator.
Explanation

To use less fuel, we should always start our vehicle's engine without pressing the accelerator pedal, because pressing it would considerably increase the vehicle's fuel use.

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