Refuelling - Vauxhall Corsa Owner's Manual

Refuelling

Care must be taken when handling fuel.
Before refuelling, switch off engine and
any external heaters with combustion
chambers before refuelling. Switch
mobile phones off.
Petrol is flammable and explosive.
Please therefore avoid naked flames
and sparks when handling fuel, even
when you are in the vicinity of fuel. Do
not smoke! This also applies in places
where petrol can only be detected by its
characteristic smell. If you can smell
petrol in the vehicle, have cause thereof
remedied immediately. We recommend
that you consult a Vauxhall Authorised
Repairer.
Fuel filler neck at right rear side of vehicle.
On Corsas equipped with a central locking
system 3, the tank flap is unlocked
together with the doors – see page 48.
To open the fuel filler cap, unlock it using
the ignition key 3, unscrew it and hang it
on the tank flap.
The right-hand sliding door of the Combo
cannot be fully opened when the fuel tank
cover is open in order to prevent damage
from occurring.
The fuel tank has a limiting system which
prevents overfilling of the tank.
Correct filling depends to a large extent on
proper operation of the fuel dispensing
pump:
1. Fully insert the pump nozzle and switch
it on.
2. After the automatic cut-off, the nominal
capacity of the tank can be obtained by
topping up with two doses of fuel. Make
sure the nozzle is fully inserted.
To close, position the fuel filler cap and
rotate until the cap audibly clicks over the
retainer. Lock the fuel filler cap using the
ignition key 3.
Wipe off any overflowing fuel immediately.
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