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Note
Never drive yo ur vehicle unti l the fuel tank is
completely dry . The irregular supp ly of fuel
can cause misfir ing. Gasoline could enter into
the exhaust system and damage the catalyt ic
converter .
Refueling
Fig. 12 8 Driver's door: Unlocking f uel filler f lap
Fig. 129 Fuel cap hooke d on t he opene d fu el filler fla p
When adding fuel, the ignition and any cellular
phones in the vehicle must be sw itched off .
Taking the fuel cap off
.. To open the fuel filler flap, press the button
¢ fig. 128 .
.. Unscrew fuel filler cap counte r-clockwise and
hang it on the fuel filler flap ¢ fig. 129.
Refueling procedure
.. Inse rt the fue l nozz le from the gasoline pu mp
into the fuel filler neck as far as it will go .
.. Se lect a medium refueling rate so that the noz-
zle switches off automat ica lly when the tank is
full.
Fuel supply
and filling
your fuel tank
Putting the fuel cap back on
.,. After f illing your tank, twis t the fuel filler cap
clockw ise unti l you hear a definite click.
.. Close the fue l filler flap.
To avoid fuel spill ing o r evapora t ing from t he fuel
tank always close fue l filler cap properly and
complete ly. An improper ly closed f uel filler cap
may also cause the MIL lamp ¢ page 26 to come
on.
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WARNING
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Improper refue ling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe burns.
- Fuel is highly flammable and can cause se-
vere burns and other injur ies.
- Failure to shut the engine off while refuel-
ing and/or to insert the pump nozzle fully
into the fue l filler neck cou ld cause fuel to
spray out of filler neck or to overflow. Fuel
sp ray an d overflowing fue l can ca use a fire.
- Never use a ce llular telepho ne while refuel-
ing . The elec tr omagnetic radiation can
cause sparks that can ignite fuel vapo rs and
cau se a fire .
- Never get back into your vehicle wh ile refu-
e ling . If in except iona l circumst an ces you
m ust get ba ck in your vehicle whi le refuel-
ing, make cert ain th at yo u close the doo r
a nd tou ch me t al to disch a rge st atic electric-
ity before touch ing the filler nozzle aga in.
Static elect ricity ca n cause s parks that can
ignite fue l vapors re leased d uring refueling.
- Never smoke o r have an open f lame any-
where in or near your veh icle when refueling
or fi lling a portab le fue l conta iner.
- For your safety, we strongly recomme nd
that you do not t ravel with a portable fuel
container in your veh icle. The container, full
or empty may leak and cou ld cause a f ire,
especia lly in a cras h .
- If, under exceptional circumstances, you
must t ransport a po rtab le fuel conta iner,
please observe t he follow ing :
- Never fill a por tab le fuel cont ainer while it
is anywhere in or on the veh icle (for exam -
ple, in the luggage compa rtme nt, or on
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