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- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable
fuel container in your vehicle. The con-
tainer, full or empty may leak and could
cause a fire, especially in a crash.
- If, under exceptional circumstances, you
must transport a portable fuel container,
please observe the following:
- Never fill a portable fuel container
while it is anywhere in or on the vehicle
(for examp le, in the luggage compart-
ment, or on the trunk) . Static electrici-
ty can build up while filling and can ig-
nite fuel vapors causing a fire .
- Always place a portable fuel container
on the ground before filling.
- Always keep the filler nozzle comp lete-
ly inside the portable container before
and during filling.
- If filling a portable container made of
metal, the filler nozzle must always be
in contact with the container . This will
he lp prevent static electricity from dis-
charging and cause a fire .
- Never sp ill fuel inside the vehicle or
luggage compartment.
Fuel vapors are
highly f lammable.
- Always observe local and state/provin-
cial laws regarding the use, storage
and transportation
of fuel containers.
- Make certain the fuel container meets
industry standards (ANSI/ ASTM
F852-86).
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Note
If any fuel has spilled onto the car, it
should be removed immediately to prevent
damage to the paint .
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For the sake of the environment
As soon as the correctly operated nozzle
sw itches off automatically for the first
time, the tank is full . Do not try to add
more fue l because fuel may spill out. In
add ition, the expans ion space in the fuel
tank will be fi lled - causing the fue l to
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overflow when it becomes warm and pol-
lute the environment .
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Tips
- Running your eng ine while refue lling
may cause vapors to escape or even
cause fuel to spill out of the tank . This
would then shut off the fuel nozzle be-
fore the tank is full.
- Do not refuel your vehicle with the igni-
tion switched on. The fuel gauge may
otherwise not indicate the correct fuel
level after refuelling.
- Diesel vehicles* are equipped with a die-
sel misfueling protector. It allows the
vehicle to be fueled only with a diesel
fuel pump nozzle. A worn or damaged
nozzle or a nozzle that is too small may
not be ab le to open the diesel misfueling
protector. If this is the case, try turning
the nozzle before insert ing it in the fuel
filler neck, use a different fuel pump or
see your authorized Audi dea ler or au-
thorized repair facility for assistance.
- The fuel filler flap of your vehicle is not
locked when you lock the vehicle from
the inside .
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