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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 po rtable fue l container
while it is anywhe re in or on t he vehicle
(for examp le, in t he luggage compar t-
ment, or on the tr unk). Static electric i-
ty can build up while filling and can ig-
n ite fue l vapors causing a fire .
- Always p lace a portable fuel container
on the gro und before filling.
- Always keep the fi ller nozzle comp lete-
ly inside the po rtable conta iner before
and during filling.
- If filling a portable container made of
metal, the filler nozz le must always be
in contact with the container. This will
he lp prevent static electricity from dis-
charging and cause a fi re .
- Never sp ill fuel inside the vehicle or
luggage compartment.
Fuel vapors are
highly f lammable .
- Always observe local and state/provin-
cial laws regard ing the use, storage
and tra nsporta t ion of fuel containers .
- Make certai n the fuel container meets
industry standards (ANSI/ ASTM
F8 52- 86) .
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Note
If any f uel has spilled onto t he car, it
should be removed immediate ly 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 fo r the fi rst
time, the tank is full. Do not try to add
more fue l because fue l may spill out . In
add it io n, th e expans io n sp ace in the fuel
t ank will be fi lled - cau s ing the fue l t o
over flo w whe n it be come s warm a nd pol-
lut e the env iro nment.
Fu e l s uppl y and filli n g your fuel t a nk
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Tips
- Running your eng ine whi le refue lling
may cause vapors to escape or even
cause fuel to sp ill o ut of the tank. This
would then shut off the fuel nozzle be-
fore the ta nk is full.
- Do not refuel you r vehicle with the igni-
tion turned on. The fuel gauge may oth-
erwise not indicate the correct f uel level
after refuelling .
- The fue l filler flap of yo ur vehicle is not
locked when you lock t he ve hicle from
t he insid e .
Unlocking the fuel filler flap
by
hand
You can open the fuel filler flap by hand if the
power locking system should fail .
Fig. 1 73
Luggage compa rtm ent: ope nin g th e side t rim
Fig. 1 74
Luggage com pa rt me nt: Emergency ope nin g
of fue l f iller f lap
The emergency opening mechanism is located
behind the right side trim panel in the lug-
gage compartment .
Opening the side trim
.,. Insert a tool such as a screwdriver
¢ page 243 or the emergency key into the
right side of the upper gap ¢ fig. 173.
.,.
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