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& WARNING Risk of fire or explosion from
fuel
Fuels are highly flammable.
Fire, open flames, smoking and creating
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sparks must be avoided.
Before and during refueling, switch off
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the vehicle and, if installed, the station-
ary heater.
& WARNING Risk of injury from fuels
Fuels are poisonous and hazardous to your
health.
Do not swallow fuel or let it come into
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contact with skin, eyes or clothing.
Do not inhale fuel vapor.
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Keep children away from fuel.
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Keep doors and windows closed during
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the refueling process.
If you or other people come into contact with
fuel, observe the following:
Immediately rinse fuel off your skin with
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soap and water.
If fuel comes into contact with your eyes,
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immediately rinse them thoroughly with
clean water. Seek medical attention
immediately.
If you swallow fuel, seek medical atten-
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tion immediately. Do not induce vomit-
ing.
Change immediately out of clothing that
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has come into contact with fuel.
Flexible-fuel vehicles can be refueled with the fol-
lowing fuel types:
premium-grade unleaded gasoline
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E85 fuel
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a mixture of E85 fuel and premium-grade
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unleaded gasoline
Technical data 365
Flexible-fuel vehicles can be identified by the
Ethanol up to E85 sticker on the inside of the fuel
filler flap.
Depending on the country, the fuels you can use
in your vehicle may differ from the information in
the Operator's Manual. The fuels that have been
approved for your vehicle can be found on the
instruction label on the inside of the fuel filler flap.
Fuel
▌Notes on fuel quality
Observe the notes on operating fluids
(
page 364).
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* NOTE Damage caused by the wrong fuel
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel could
result in damage to the fuel system, the
engine and the emission control system.
Only refuel with low-sulfur spark-ignition
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engine fuel.
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