Audi A8 2018 Owner's Manual page 272

Che c king and Filling
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Note
Never drive your vehicle until the fuel tank is
completely empty. The irregular supply of
fuel can cause m isfiring. Gasoline cou ld enter
the exhaust system and damage the catalyt ic
converter.
Fueling procedure
Fig. 252 Right rear side of the vehicle: open ing the fue l
filler door
Fig. 2 53
Fue l filler doo r wit h attac hed fuel cap
The fuel fille r door is unlocked or locked by t he
central lock ing system.
Opening the fuel cap
• Presson the left s ide of the fuel filler door to
open ¢ fig. 252 .
• Unscrew the tank cap counterclockw ise.
• Place the cap from above on the open fue l filler
door ¢ fig. 253.
Closing th e fu el cap
• Screw the tank cap on to the right on the filler
neck until it cannot turn any farther .
• Close the fuel filler doo r and then press on the
left side until it latches.
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Once the pump nozzle switches off, the fuel tank
is "full". Do not fill the tank more. Otherwise the
expans ion space in the tank w ill be filled.
The correct fuel type for your vehicle can be
fo und on a label located on the inside of the fuel
filler door . For additional information on fuel,
see ¢ pag e 268.
The fuel tank capacity of your veh icle is listed in
the Techn ical Data sectio n
¢
page 334.
To avo id fuel spilling or evaporat ing from the fuel
tank always close fue l cap prope rly and com-
plete ly. An improper ly closed fuel filler cap may
also cause the MIL lamp ¢ page 25 to come on.
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WARNING
Not pay ing attention when fueling or han -
dling fuel incorrectly can lead to fires, explo-
sions or serious injur ies.
- Fuel ignites easily and can cause serious
burns and other injur ies.
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- If you do not switch the engine off when fu-
eling and/or do not insert the fuel nozzle
completely into the tank open ing, fuel can
leak out or run over. Leaked fuel can ignite
and start a fire .
- Do not use the telephone while fueling . The
electromagnetic rays can cause sparks,
which can ignite fuel vapors and start a fire .
- Do not sit in your vehicle wh ile fueling. If
you must make an exception and enter your
veh icle again while fueling, close the door
a nd touch metal to d ischa rge stat ic elect ric-
ity before to uching the f uel no zzle. Static
e lect ricity ca n create spa rks, which ca n ig-
nite vapors when fueling.
- Do not smoke or have an open flame in the
a rea whe n fue ling you r veh icle or filling a
fue l container because t his increases the
risk of an explosion.
- For your safety, carrying fuel containe rs in
your veh icle is not recommended . Whet her
fu ll or empty, the container can leak and
cause a fire in the event of an accident.
- If you must make an exception and trans-
port a fuel container, note the fo llowing: