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Che
ck
ing and Filling
@
Tips
Fue
l
can age and may lead to prob lems when
starting. Audi recommends replacing the fuel
in your vehicle within six months.
@
Tips
-
If the engi ne is running while fueling, va-
pors can escape or the fuel can spill over.
Because of th is, the fuel nozzle switches off
before the tank is full.
-
Do not fuel the vehicle when the ignition is
switched on. Otherwise, the fuel gauge may
not show t he correct level after fueling the
vehicle
.
-
Diesel veh icles are equ ipped with a diesel
misfueling guard
1
>.
It allows the vehicle to
be fueled on ly w ith a diesel fuel pump noz-
zle
.
- A wo rn
or
damaged nozzle or a nozzle that
is too smal
l
may not be ab le
t
o open the
diesel misfueling protector
.
If this is the
case, try t urning
t
he nozzle before inserting
it in the f uel fille
r
neck, use a d ifferent fue
l
pump or see an aut horized Audi dea ler or
a uthorized Audi Service Facility fo
r
assis-
tance
.
- The misf ueling guard does not open when
adding fue
l
from a fue
l
conta iner
.
You can
bypass it by adding the diesel fuel slow ly.
-
The fuel filler door on your vehicle does not
lock when you lock the vehicle from the in-
side.
l
)
Market-specific
232
Fuel filler door emergency release
If the
cent
ral locking system is faulty, the fuel
filler door can be unlocked manually
.
Fig.
188
Right rear luggage compartm
ent
:
emergency
re-
lease (example)
The emergency release mechan ism is located be-
hind the right side trim panel in the luggage
compartment.
.,.
Remove
t
he cover in
t
he side panel.
.,.
Loosen the loop from the retainer and then pull
on the loop carefully-arrow-
~CD.
The fuel fill-
er door is released
.
.,.
To open
t
he f uel filler door, press on the left
side
~
page 230, fig. 186
.
Plug- in hybrid drive*: read and follow the instruc-
tions unde
r
Qpage 109.
(D
Note
Only pu ll on the loop until you feel res ista nce
.
You wil
l
not hear it re lease. Otherw ise you
could damage the emergency release mecha-
nism
.
Catalytic
converter
Applies to vehicles: with
gasoline
engine
It is very important
that
your emission control
sys tem (catalytic converter) is functioning prop-
erly to ensure that your vehicle is running in an
environmentally sound manner .
.,.
Always use lead-free gasoline
~
page 228, Gas-
oline grade .
.,.
Never run the tank down all the way to empty
.
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