Fuel Filler Flap - Manual Opening; Filling Up With Fuel - Volvo V40 Cross Country Owner's Manual

Fuel filler flap - manual opening

The fuel filler flap can be opened manually
when it cannot be opened from outside.
Open/remove the side hatch in the cargo
area (same side as fuel filler flap).
Carefully pull the line back in a straight
line. The flap can now be opened from
outside.
IMPORTANT
Pull the wire gently - minimal force is
required to disengage the hatch lock.
Related information
•
Locking/unlocking - fuel filler flap (p. 176)
•
Filling up with fuel (p. 297)

Filling up with fuel

The fuel tank is fitted with a coverless fuel
filler system. Filling is carried out as follows:
•
Open the fuel filler flap.
•
Insert the pump nozzle in the fuel filler
opening. Take care to insert the nozzle
properly into the filler pipe. The filler pipe
consists of two opening covers. The noz-
zle must be pushed past both covers
before refuelling is started.
•
Do not overfill the tank but fill until the
pump nozzle cuts out.
NOTE
Excess fuel in the tank can overflow in hot
weather.
08 Starting and driving
NOTE
Avoid spilling by waiting approximately
5-8 seconds before carefully removing the
nozzle once refuelling is complete.
Related information
•
Filling with fuel - with a fuel can (p. 301)
•
Fuel filler flap - Opening/closing (p. 296)
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