Audi A8 2018 Owner's Manual page 273

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- Never fill the fuel container with fuel
while it is in or on the vehicle. Stat ic elec-
tr icity is discharged when filling which can
cause the fuel vapors to ignite and in-
creases the risk of an explos ion.
- Always place a fuel container on the
ground before fi lling.
- Always hold the fuel nozzle comp letely in
the fuel container when f illing .
- If the fuel container is made of metal, the
fuel nozzle must always be in contact with
the conta iner when filling it with fuel. This
prevents static electr icity from discharg-
ing.
- Never sp ill fuel in the veh icle or the lug-
gage compartment. Evaporated fue l is ex-
p losive and increases the risk of serio us in-
jury or dea t h.
- Follow legal requir ements when us ing,
sto ring an d transpor t ing fue l co ntai ners .
- Ma ke sure the fuel conta iner confo rms to
ind ust ry st a nda rds (ANSI/ASTM F852 -86).
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Note
- Remove spilled fuel from vehicle paint im-
mediate ly, because it can damage paint.
- Never dr ive unti l t he fuel tank is comp letely
empty . The irregular supply of fuel that re-
su lts from that ca n caus e engine misfires.
Uncomb usted fuel will enter the exha ust
system a nd increase t he risk of damage to
the cat alyt ic converter.
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For the sake of the environment
Do not overfi ll the fuel tank , othe rwise fue l
can leak out whe n t he vehicle is warm ing up.
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Tips
The fuel f iller door on your vehicle does not
loc k if you lock the vehicle from the inside.
Chec k ing a nd Filling
Fuel filler door emergency release
If the central locking system is faulty, the fuel
filler door can be unlocked manually.
Fig. 25 4
Vehicles wit h se lect ive catalyt ic reduct ion• : right
side tr im pa nel in t he luggage compa rt me nt
Fig. 25 5 Right side tr im pa nel in the luggage compart·
ment : emergency release mechanism
The emergency release mechanism is located be-
hind the rig ht side trim pane l in the luggage
compartment . In vehicles with se lective cata lytic
reduction*, remove the vent grille f irst:
.,. Press bot h tabs @ ¢ fig. 254 an d tilt the vent
grilled downward. You can then remove the
grille upwar d .
.,. Loosen the loop ¢ fig. 255 from the retainer
and then pull on the loop caref ully ¢ (D . The
fi ller door is released.
.,. Press on t he left side of the fue l filler door to
open it ¢ page 2 70, fig . 252.
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Note
Only pull on the loop until yo u feel resista nce.
You will not hear it re lease. Othe rwise you
could damag e the emergency rel ease mecha-
nism.
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