Driving

Environment

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Your vehicle has been designed to respect the environment throughout its service life: during manufacturing, during use, and at end of life.

This commitment is reflected in the manufacturer’s eco² signature.

Manufacturing

Your vehicle is manufactured at an industrial site that applies continuous improvement measures to reduce its environmental impact on local residents and nature (reduction of water and energy consumption, visual and noise nuisance, atmospheric and water discharges, and sorting and recovery of waste).

Emissions

In use, your vehicle has been designed to emit fewer greenhouse gases (CO2), and therefore to consume less (e.g. 140 g/km is equivalent to 5.3 l/100 km for a diesel vehicle).

In addition, vehicles are fitted with emission control systems such as the catalytic converter, the lambda sensor and the activated charcoal filter (the latter prevents petrol vapours from the tank being released into the air)… On some diesel vehicles, this system is supplemented by a particulate filter to reduce soot particle emissions.

Help protect the environment too

  • Parts replaced during routine maintenance of your vehicle (battery, oil filter, air filter, batteries…) and oil containers (empty or containing used oil) must be taken to specialised disposal facilities.
  • End-of-life vehicles must be handed over to approved centres to ensure their recycling.
  • In all cases, comply with local laws.

Recycling

Your vehicle is 85% recyclable and 95% recoverable.

To achieve these targets, many vehicle parts have been designed to allow their recycling. Architectures and materials have been specially studied to facilitate the dismantling of these components and their processing through dedicated channels.

To conserve raw materials, this vehicle incorporates many parts made from recycled plastics or renewable materials (plant or animal materials such as cotton or wool, respectively).

Test yourself

A quick Renault Clio quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.