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Refuelling
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If you or others come into contact with fuel,
observe the following:
Wash the fuel off any affected areas of skin
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with water and soap immediately.
If you get fuel in your eyes, rinse them thor-
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oughly with clean water immediately. Seek
immediate medical attention.
If fuel is swallowed, seek immediate medi-
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cal attention. Do not induce vomiting.
Change any clothing that has come into
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contact with fuel immediately.
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WARNING
Electrostatic charge can cause sparks and
thereby ignite fuel vapours. There is a risk of
fire and explosion.
Always touch the vehicle body before opening
the fuel filler flap or touching the fuel pump
nozzle. This discharges any electrostatic
charge that may have built up.
Do not get back into the vehicle during the refu-
elling process, otherwise electrostatic charge
could build up again.
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WARNING
Vehicles with a diesel engine:
If you mix diesel fuel with petrol, the flash
point of this fuel mixture is lower than that of
pure diesel fuel. When the engine is running,
components in the exhaust system may over-
heat unnoticed. There is a risk of fire.
Never refuel with petrol. Never add petrol to
diesel fuel.
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Do not use diesel to refuel vehicles with a
petrol engine. Do not switch on the ignition if
you accidentally refuel with the wrong fuel.
Otherwise, the fuel will enter the fuel system.
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel can
result in damage to the fuel system and the
engine. Notify a qualified specialist workshop
and have the fuel tank and fuel lines drained
completely.
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Do not use petrol to refuel vehicles with a
diesel engine. Do not switch on the ignition if
you accidentally refuel with the wrong fuel.
Otherwise, fuel can enter the fuel system.
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel could
result in damage to the fuel system and the
engine. The repair costs are high. Notify a
qualified specialist workshop and have the
fuel tank and fuel lines drained completely.
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Overfilling the fuel tank could damage the
fuel system.
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Take care not to spill any fuel on painted
surfaces. You could otherwise damage the
paintwork.
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Use a filter when adding fuel from a fuel can.
The fuel lines and/or the fuel injection system
could otherwise be blocked by particles from
the fuel can.
If you overfill the fuel tank, some fuel may spray
out when you remove the fuel pump nozzle.
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Flexible-fuel vehicles can be identified by
the Ethanol up to E85 sticker on the inside of
the fuel filler flap.
Further information on fuel and fuel quality
(
page 360).
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Refuelling
General information
Pay attention to the important safety notes
(
page 153).
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If you unlock/lock the vehicle from the outside,
the fuel filler flap also unlocks/locks.
The position of the 8 fuel filler cap is dis-
played on the instrument cluster. The arrow next
to the filling pump indicates the side of the vehi-
cle.
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