Modifications To And Racing Of Your Vehicle; To Open The Fuel Tank Filler Door Manually - Mitsubishi MOTORS Outlander PHEV 2018 Owner's Manual

Modifications to and racing of your vehicle

WARNING
 Never use the manual fuel tank filler door
release lever unless the fuel door cannot
be opened by operating the fuel tank filler
3
door switch.
If the fuel filler lid is opened using the
manual fuel tank filler door release lever,
the internal pressure of the fuel tank will
not automatically be released. To avoid
the fuel overflowing from the fuel filler,
remove the fuel tank filler cap slowly to
gradually release the internal pressure of
the fuel tank and refuel with a lower flow
rate.
To open the fuel tank filler door
manually
1. Open the cover (A) and then pull the lever
(B) to open the fuel tank filler door.
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CAUTION
 If the cover (A) is left open, luggage can
accidentally contact the manual fuel tank
filler door release lever and the fuel tank
filler door can open.
NOTE
 When the manual fuel tank filler door release
lever is operated, the warning screen shown
in the illustration may be displayed.
The warning screen will disappear when;
• Several tens of seconds after the vehicle is
driven with closing the fuel tank filler door;
or
• Approximately 30 minutes after the manual
fuel tank filler door release lever is oper-
ated.
Modifications to and racing
of your vehicle
This vehicle should not be modified with
non-Mitsubishi Motors genuine parts. Mit-
subishi Motors designs and manufactures
high quality vehicles with an emphasis on
safety and durability. Modifications using
non-Mitsubishi Motors genuine parts may
affect the performance, safety and/or durabil-
ity of your vehicle, and may violate applica-
ble state and/or federal regulations.
DAMAGE OR PERFORMANCE PROB-
LEMS RESULTING FROM MODIFICA-
TIONS TO OR RACING OF YOUR
VEHICLE ARE
UNDER WARRANTY.
Examples of modifications to your vehicle
that can cause damage or performance prob-
lems include the following:
 Failure to use Mitsubishi Motors genuine
parts
 Failure to use required fuel and fluids
 Failure to use proper size tires and wheels
 Modification of the fuel, intake, exhaust,
emission, suspension, electric motor,
engine, drive train, batteries (main drive
lithium-ion battery and 12 V starter bat-
tery), charging systems or electrical wir-
ing systems
 Modification of any onboard com-
puter/control module, including repro-
gramming, or replacing/adding chips to
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any onboard computer/control module
NOT COVERED