- 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 transport 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) . Static electrici-
t y can build up while filling and can ig-
nite fuel vapors causing a fire .
- Always place a portable fuel container
on the ground before filling .
- Always keep the filler nozzle complete-
ly inside the portable container before
and during filling.
- If filling a portable container made of
metal, the filler nozzle must always be
in contact with the container . This will
help prevent static electricity from dis-
charging and cause a fire.
- Never spill fuel inside the vehicle or
luggage compartment. Fuel vapors are
highly flammable.
- Always observe local and state/provin-
cial laws regarding the use, storage
and transportation of fuel containers.
- Make certain the fuel container meets
industry standards (ANSI/ ASTM
F852-86).
(D Note
If any fuel has spilled onto the car, it
should be removed immediately to prevent
damage to the paint.
@ For the sake of the environment
As soon as the correctly operated nozzle
switches off automatically for the first
time, the tank is full . Do not try to add
more fuel because fuel may spill out. In
addition, the expansion space in the fuel
tank will be filled - causing the fuel to
Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank 231
overflow when it becomes warm and pol-
lute the environment.
a) Tips
- Running your engine while refuelling
may cause vapors to escape or even
cause fuel to spill out of the tank. This
would then shut off the fuel nozzle be-
fore the tank is full.
- Do not refuel your vehicle with the igni-
tion turned on. The fuel gauge may oth -
erwise not indicate the correct fuel level
after refuelling.
- The fuel filler flap of your vehicle is not
locked when you lock the vehicle from
the inside .
Unlocking the fuel filler flap
by hand
You con open t he fuel filler flop by hand if the
power locking sys tem should foil .
Fig. 204 Luggage compar t m en t : Em ergen cy op ening
of fuel filler flap
The emergency opening mechanism is located
behind the right side trim panel in the lug-
gage compartmen t.
.. Open the right side trim panel.
.. Loosen the strap from its bracket and pull
on it ¢
fig . 204 . Now you can open the fuel
filler f lap as usual.
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