Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 201

Fuel for diesel engine s
Diesel engines must be operated only on
commercially ava ila ble diesel fuel meeting
the specific ations of DIN EN 590. Do not
use ma rine diesel oils, heating oils or
entirely or partially plant-b ased diesel
fuels, such as rape seed oil or b io diesel,
Aquazole and sim ilar diesel-w ater
emulsions.
The flow a nd filterability of diesel fuel are
tem perature-d epend ent.
Diesel fuels with improved low-
tem perature properties are therefore
ava ilab le on the market during the winter
months. Make sure that you fill the tank
with winter fuel before the start of the cold
weather season.
Additives can be used with d iesel fuels with
winter p roperties that are guaranteed by
the m anufacturer and when using diesel
fuel filters that are heated depending on
the outside temperature.
Re fue lling
C are must be ta ken when handling fuel.
Before refuelling, it is absolutely vital to
switch off the engine and any heating
systems with combustion cha mbers.
Sw itch off all mobile phones.
Petrol is flamma ble and exp losive.
Please therefore avoid naked flames
and sparks when ha ndling 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 ca n smell
petrol in the vehicle, have cause thereof
rem edied imm ediately. We recomm end
that you consult a Va ux hall Authorised
Repairer.
The fuel tank filler neck is located on the
rig ht, rear side of the vehicle.
The tank flap is locked together with the
doors – see page 56.
Open the tank flap .
To op en fuel tank cap, rotate left, remove
and suspend on fuel tank cover.
The fuel tank has a limiting sy stem which
prevents ov erfilling of the tank.
C orrect filling depends to a large extent on
proper operation of the fuel disp ensing
pump:
1. Fully insert the pump nozz le and switch it
on.
2. After the automatic cut-off, the nominal
capacity of the tank ca n be obtained by
top ping up with two doses of fuel. Make
sure the nozzle is fully inserted.
To close the filler cap, refit it and rotate it
clockw ise against resistance until the filler
cap ratchet audibly clicks.
Wipe off a ny ov erflowing fuel immediately .
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