Refuelling - Mercedes-Benz SLK 2012 Owner's Manual

Switch off the engine before refuelling.
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WARNING
Avoid contact with fuels.
It is hazardous to your health if your skin
comes into direct contact with fuels or you
breathe in fuel vapours.
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WARNING
Do not use petrol to refuel a diesel tank. Never
mix diesel with petrol. Doing so could damage
the fuel system and the engine. The vehicle
could also catch fire.
! Do not use petrol to refuel vehicles with a
diesel engine. Do not use diesel to refuel
vehicles with a petrol engine. Even small
amounts of the wrong fuel result in damage
to the fuel system and the engine.
! Do not switch on the ignition if you acci-
dentally refuel with the wrong fuel. Other-
wise, the fuel will enter the fuel lines. Notify
a qualified specialist workshop and have
the fuel tank and fuel lines drained com-
pletely.
! Overfilling the fuel tank could damage the
fuel system.
! Take care not to spill any fuel on painted
surfaces. You could otherwise damage the
paintwork.
! Use a filter when adding fuel from a fuel
can. The fuel lines and/or the diesel injec-
tion system could otherwise be blocked by
particles from the fuel can.
Further information on fuel and on fuel grades
can be found in the "Fuel" section
( page 303).
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Refuelling

Fuel filler flap
Fuel filler flap
:
To insert the fuel filler cap
;
Tyre pressure table
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Fuel type
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The fuel filler flap is unlocked or locked auto-
matically when you open or close the vehicle
with the key or using KEYLESS-GO.
The position of the fuel filler cap is displayed
8 in the instrument cluster. The arrow
next to the filling pump indicates the side of
the vehicle.
Opening
Switch off the engine.
X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X
KEYLESS-GO: open the driver's door.
X
This corresponds to key position 0: "key
removed".
The driver's door can be closed again.
Press the fuel filler flap in marked area :.
X
Fuel filler flap : swings up.
Turn the fuel filler flap anti-clockwise and
X
remove it.
Insert the fuel filler cap into the holder
X
bracket on the inside of filler flap ;.
Completely insert the filler neck of the fuel
X
pump nozzle into the tank and refuel.
Only fill the tank until the pump nozzle
X
switches off.
Refuelling
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