Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 907 2018 Operating Instructions Manual page 136

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Driving and parking
* NOTE Damage to the fuel system caused
by overfilled fuel tanks.
Only fill the fuel tank until the pump
#
nozzle switches off.
* NOTE Fuel may spray out when you
remove the fuel pump nozzle.
Only fill the fuel tank until the pump
#
nozzle switches off.
* Note Damage to painted surfaces due to
fuel
Do not spill any fuel on painted surfa‐
#
ces.
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ENVIRONMENTAL NOTE Environmental
damage due to improper handling of fuel
If fuels are handled improperly, they pose a
danger to persons and the environment.
Do not allow fuels to run into the sew‐
#
age system, the surface waters, the
ground water or into the ground.
Requirements:
the vehicle is unlocked.
R
the auxiliary heating is deactivated.
R
the front left-hand door is open.
R
% Do not get back into the vehicle during the
refuelling process. Otherwise, electrostatic
charge could build up again.
Observe the notes on operating fluids
( page 335).
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Problems with the fuel and fuel tank
Problem
Fuel is leaking from the
vehicle.
Possible causes/consequences and
The fuel line or the fuel tank is faulty.
Apply the parking brake.
#
Switch off the engine.
#
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
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Or, on vehicles with KEYLESS‑GO:
1
Fuel filler flap
2
Fuel filler cap
Open fuel filler flap 1.
#
Turn fuel filler cap 2
#
remove it.
Close all vehicle doors to prevent fuel vapours
#
from entering the vehicle interior.
Completely slide the filler neck of the pump
#
nozzle into the tank, hook in place and refuel.
Fill the fuel tank only until the pump nozzle
#
switches off.
Replace fuel filler cap
#
wise.
You will hear a click when the fuel filler cap is
closed fully.
Open the front left-hand door.
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Close fuel filler flap 1.
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% Vehicles with a diesel engine and incor‐
rect fuelling protector against refuelling
with petrol: the filler neck is designed for
refuelling at diesel filling pumps.
%
Vehicles with a diesel engine: if the fuel
tank has been run completely dry, top up
with at least 5 l of diesel.
Solutions
M
anti-clockwise and
2 and turn it clock‐