Filling A Portable Fuel Container; Checking Things Under The Hood - Chevrolet 2007 HH7 Owner's Manual

Filling a Portable Fuel Container

CAUTION:
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Never fill a portable fuel container while it
is in your vehicle. Static electricity
discharge from the container can ignite the
gasoline vapor. You can be badly burned
and your vehicle damaged if this occurs.
To help avoid injury to you and others:
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Dispense gasoline only into approved
containers.
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Do not fill a container while it is inside a
vehicle, in a vehicle's trunk, pickup
bed, or on any surface other than the
ground.
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Bring the fill nozzle in contact with the
inside of the fill opening before
operating the nozzle. Contact should
be maintained until the filling is
complete.
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Do not smoke while pumping gasoline.
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Checking Things Under
the Hood
CAUTION:
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An electric fan under the hood can start up
and injure you even when the engine is not
running. Keep hands, clothing, and tools
away from any underhood electric fan.
CAUTION:
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Things that burn can get on hot engine
parts and start a fire. These include
liquids like fuel, oil, coolant, brake fluid,
windshield washer and other fluids, and
plastic or rubber. You or others could be
burned. Be careful not to drop or spill
things that will burn onto a hot engine.