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If you or other people come into contact with
fuel, observe the following:
Immediately rinse fuel off your skin with
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soap and water.
If fuel comes into contact with your
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eyes, immediately rinse them thor‐
oughly with clean water. Seek medical
attention immediately.
If you swallow fuel, seek medical atten‐
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tion immediately. Do not induce vomit‐
ing.
Change immediately out of clothing that
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has come into contact with fuel.
& WARNING Risk of fire and explosion due
to electrostatic charge
Electrostatic charge can ignite fuel vapor.
Before you open the fuel filler cap or
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take hold of the pump nozzle, touch the
metallic vehicle body.
To avoid creating another electrostatic
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charge, do not get into the vehicle again
during the refueling process.
* NOTE Do not use diesel to refuel vehicles
with a gasoline engine
If you have accidentally refueled with the
wrong fuel:
Do not switch the ignition on. Otherwise
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fuel can enter the engine.
Even small amounts of the wrong fuel
could result in damage to the fuel system
and the engine. The repair costs are high.
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
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Have the fuel tank and fuel lines drained
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completely.
* NOTE Damage to the fuel system caused
by overfilled fuel tanks
Only fill the fuel tank until the pump
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nozzle switches off.
Requirements:
The vehicle is unlocked.
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The ignition is switched off.
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The front left-hand door is open.
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Do not get back into the vehicle during the
refueling process. Otherwise, electrostatic
charge could build up again.
Observe the notes on operating fluids
(
page 227).
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Open fuel filler flap
1
.
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Turn fuel filler cap
2
counter-clockwise and
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remove it.
Close all vehicle doors to prevent fuel vapors
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from entering the vehicle interior.
Completely slide the filler neck of the pump
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nozzle into the tank, hook in place and refuel.
Fill the fuel tank only until the pump nozzle
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switches off.
Replace fuel filler cap
2
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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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If the fuel tank has been run completely dry,
add at least 1.3 gal (5 l) of fuel. Before start‐
ing the engine again, switch on the ignition
three or four times.
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Vehicles that can use a mixture of fuels can
be recognized by the sticker "Ethanol up to
E85!" on the fuel filler flap.
and turn it clock‐
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