Kia Seltos 2019 Owner's Manual page 121

Features of your vehicle
Read and follow all warnings at
the gas station facility.
Before refueling note the location
of the Emergency Petrol Shut-
Off, if available, at the gas station
facility.
Before touching the fuel nozzle,
you should eliminate potentially
dangerous static electricity dis
charge by touching another metal
part of the vehicle, a safe distance
away from the fuel filler neck,
nozzle, or other gas source.
Do not get back into a vehicle
once you have begun refueling
since you can generate static
electricity by touching, rubbing or
sliding against any item or fabric
(polyester, satin, nylon, etc.)
capable of producing static elec
tricity. Static electricity discharge
can ignite fuel vapors resulting in
rapid burning. If you must re-
enter the vehicle, you should once
again eliminate potentially dan
gerous static electricity discharge
by touching a metal part of the
vehicle, away from the fuel filler
neck, nozzle or other petrol
source.
When using an approved portable
fuel container, be sure to place
the container on the ground prior
to refueling. Static electricity dis
charge from the container can
ignite fuel vapors causing a fire.
Once refueling has begun, contact
with the vehicle should be main
tained until the filling is complete.
Use only approved portable plastic
fuel containers designed to carry
and store petrol.
Do not use cellular phones while
refueling. Electric current and/or
electronic interference from cel
lular phones can potentially ignite
fuel vapors causing a fire.
When refueling, always shut the
engine off. Sparks produced by
electrical components related to
the engine can ignite fuel vapors
causing a fire. Once refueling is
complete, check to make sure the
filler cap and filler door are
securely closed, before starting
the engine.
DO NOT use matches or a lighter
and DO NOT SMOKE or leave a lit
cigarette in your vehicle while at a
gas station especially during refu
eling. Automotive fuel is highly
flammable and can, when ignited,
result in fire.
If a fire breaks out during refuel
ing, leave the vicinity of the vehi
cle, and immediately contact the
manager of the gas station and
then contact the local fire depart
ment. Follow any safety instruc
tions they provide.
Fuel filler door
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