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Fuel supply
and filling
your fuel tank
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WARNING
Under normal operating conditions, never
carry additional fuel containers in your car.
Gas canisters and other containers used to
transport fuel can be dangerous. Such con-
tainers, full or empty, may leak and could
cause afire in a collision. If you must
transport fuel to use for your lawn mower,
snow blower, etc., be very careful and al-
ways observe local and state laws regard-
ing the use, transportat ion and storage of
such fuel containers. Make cert ain the con-
tainer meets industry standards (ANSI/
ASTM F8S2 - 86).
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Note
Never drive your vehicle until the fuel tank
is completely empty. The irregular supp ly
of fuel can cause misfiring . Gasoline could
enter the exhaust system and damage the
catalyt ic converter.
Refuelling
Fig. 232
Right rear veh icle side : Open ing the fue l filler
flap
Fig. 233
Fuel cap hooked on the opened fue l filler flap
When adding fuel, the ignition and any cellu-
lar phones in the vehicle must be switched
off .
When activating the central locking, the
fuel filler flap is automatically unlocked or
locked. Refuel the vehicle with the ignition
turned off.
Taking the fuel cap off
.,. To open the fue l filler flap, press on the left
side of the flap ¢ fig .
232 -arrow-.
.,. Unscrew fue l filler cap counter-clockwise
and hang it on the fuel filler flap ¢ fig.
233.
.,. Check the label on the inside of the fuel fill-
er flap to determine if the vehicle must be
fueled with gasoline or diesel fuel.
Refuelling procedure
.,. Insert the fuel nozzle from the gasoline
pump into the fuel filler neck as far as it will
go .
.,. Select a medium refuelling rate so that the
nozzle switches off automatically when the
tank is fu ll.
Putting the fuel cap back on
.,. After filling your tank, twist the fuel filler
cap clockwise as far as it will go.
.,. Close the fuel filler flap.
To avoid fuel spilling or evaporating from the
fuel tank always close fuel filler cap proper ly
and completely. 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 refue ling 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
fu lly into the fuel filler neck could cause
fuel to spray out of filler neck or to over-
flow. Fuel spray and overflowing fue l can
cause a fire.
- Never use a cellular telephone while re-
fue ling. The electromagnetic radiat ion
can cause sparks that can ignite fuel va-
pors and cause a fire.
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