Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 224

Checking and Filling
Fueling procedure
Fig. 159 Right rear vehicle side: opening the fuel fi ller
doo r
Fig. 160 Right rear side of t he vehicle : fue l pump nozzle
engaged
The fuel filler door is unlocked or locked by the
central locking system.
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Press on the fuel filler door to open -arrow-
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fig. 159.
Your vehicle comes with a new tank
system without a cap .
• Insert the fuel pump nozzle all the way into the
tank fi ller neck c>
fig. 160.
Make sure it is cor-
rectly locked in place .
• Begin fueling. Once the pump nozzle switches
off , the fue l tank is "full". Do not fi ll the tank
more . Othe rwise the expansion space in the
ta nk will be filled .
• Pull th e pump nozz le out of th e tank filler neck
five s econds after it has switched off, so that
the rest of the fuel can flow out of the pump
noz zle into the filler neck.
• Close fuel filler door until it latches .
The correct fuel type for your vehicle can be
found on a label located on the inside of t he fuel
filler door . For add it ional information on fuel, re-
fer to
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page 220 .
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The fuel tank capacity of your ve hicle is listed in
t he Technical Data section
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pag e 2 77.
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WARNING
Fuel ignites easily and can cause serious burns
and other injuries.
- For safety reasons, we recommend not car-
rying fuel containers. The conta iner could be
damaged in an acc ident and leak fuel.
- Follow legal requirements when using, stor -
ing and transporting fuel containers .
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WARNING
The vehicle must not be refueled with a re-
serve canister due to the risk of fire.
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Note
- Remove any overflowing fuel from the vehi-
cle paint immediate ly.
- Never drive unti l the fuel tank is complete ly
empty. The irregular supply of fue l that re-
sults from that can cause engine misfires.
Uncombusted fuel will enter the exhaust
system and increase the risk of damage to
the catalytic converter .
- Never insert any portable nozz les, funnels
or after -market containers into the fuel fill-
er neck .
- Do not pry open the fuel filler neck forceful-
ly or press against it with foreign objects to
open the tank system .
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For the sake of the environment
Do not overfill the fuel tank, otherwise fuel
can leak out when the veh icle is warming up .
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Tips
If adverse weather conditions cause the fuel
filler door to freeze shut, press on the center
of the filler door with the heel of your hand
and then try open ing it aga in.
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Tips
- Your vehicle is equipped with a misfueling
guard . It allows the vehicle to be fueled on -
ly with the correct fuel pump nozzle.
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