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Check the lab e l on the inside of the fuel fill-
er flap to determine if the vehicle must be
fueled with gasoline or diesel fuel.
Refuelling procedure
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Inse rt the fuel nozzle from the gasol ine
pump into the fue l filler neck as far as it will
go.
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Se lect a medium refuelling rate so that the
no zzle switches off automatica lly when the
tank is full.
Putting the fuel cap back on
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After filling your tank, twist the fuel filler
cap clockwise as far as it will go.
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Close the fuel filler flap .
To avoid fuel spi lling or evaporating from the
fuel tank always close fuel filler cap properly
and comp lete ly. An improperly closed fuel fill-
er cap may also cause the MIL lamp
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to come on (only vehicles with gasoline en-
gine) .
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WARNING
Improper refueling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe burns.
- Fuel is highly flammable and can cause
severe burns and other injuries .
- Failure to shut the engine off while refu-
eling and/or to insert the pump nozzle
fully into the fuel filler neck could cause
fuel to spray out of f iller neck or to over-
flow. Fuel spray and ove rflow ing fuel can
cause a fire.
- Never use a cellular telephone wh ile re-
fueling. The electromagnetic
radiation
can cause sparks that can ign ite fue l va-
pors and cause a fi re.
- Never get back into you r vehicle while re-
fueling. If in exceptiona l circumstances
you must get back in your vehicle whi le
refueling, make certain that you close
the door and touch metal to discharge
static electricity before touching the fill-
er nozzle again. Static electricity can
cause sparks that can ignite fuel vapors
released during refueling.
Fuel supply
and filling
your fuel tank
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- Never smoke or have an open flame any-
where in or near your vehicle when refu-
eling or filling a portable fuel conta iner .
- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable
fuel container in your vehicle . The con-
tainer, full or empty may leak and could
cause a fire, especially in a crash.
- If, under exceptional circumstances, you
must t ransport a portable fuel container,
please observe the following:
- Never fill a portable fuel container
while it is anywhere in or on the vehicle
(for example, in the luggage compart-
ment, or on the trunk). Stat ic electrici-
ty can build up while filling and can ig-
nite fuel vapors causing a fire .
- Always place a portable fuel conta iner
on the ground before filling.
- Always keep the filler no zzle complete-
ly inside the portable container before
and dur ing filling .
- If filling a portable container made of
metal, the filler nozzle must always be
in contact with the conta iner . This will
help prevent static electric ity from d is-
charging and cause a fire .
- Never spill fue l inside the vehicle or
luggage compartment.
Fuel vapo rs are
highly flammable .
- Always observe local and state/provin-
cia l laws regarding the use, storage
and transportation
of fuel containers .
- Make certain the fuel container meets
industry standa rds (ANSI/ ASTM
F852 - 86).
(D
Note
If any fuel has sp illed onto the car, it
shou ld be removed immediately to prevent
damage to the paint.
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For the sake of the environment
As soon as the correctly operated nozzle
switches off automat ica lly for the first
time, the tank is full. Do not try to add
more fuel because fuel may spill out . In
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