250 Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank
Such damage will not be covered by your
New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
- If you put any amount of incorrect fue l in
the fue l tank, do not start the engi ne un-
der any circumstances. Immediately con-
tact the nearest authorized Audi dealer
or authorized Audi Service Facility for as-
s istance. These fuels contain substances
that can severely damage the fuel sys-
tem and the engine if the engine is start-
ed.
Fuel tank
Fuel filler neck
The fuel filler neck is located on the right rear
side panel behind the fuel filler flap.
If the power locking system should fail, you
can st ill open the flap manually - for detailed
instructions see
c;,page 252.
You can find the fue l tank capacity of your ve-
hicle in
c;,page 325.
The label on t he inside of the fue l filler flap
tells you the cor rect fuel for you r vehicle. Fo r
more information about fuel specifications,
see
c::> page 248.
Your veh icle fuel tank has an on-board refuel-
ling vapor recovery system . This feature helps
to prevent fu el vapors from escaping from the
tank and polluting the environment while you
refuel your vehicle. In order to fill the tank
properly whi le protecting the env ironment,
please follow t his refueling procedure careful-
ly.
A WARNING
Under normal operating conditions, neve r
carry add itiona l fuel containers in you r car.
Gas canisters and other containers used to
transport fue l can be dangerous. Such con-
tainers, full or empty, may leak and could
cause a fire in a collision. If you must
transport fue l to use for yo ur lawn mower,
snow blower, etc., be very careful and al-
ways observe local and state laws regard-
ing the use, transportation and storage of
such fuel containers . Make certain the con-
tainer meets industry standards (ANSI/
ASTM F852 - 86).
(D Note
Never drive your vehicle until the fue l tank
is completely empty. The irregu lar supply
of fue l can cause misfiring. Gasoline could
enter the exhaust system and damage the
catalytic converter .
Refuelling
Fig. 233 Right rear vehicle side: Opening the fuel filler
flap
Fig. 234 Fuel cap hoo ked on t he opened fuel filler flap
When add ing fuel, the ignit ion and any cellu-
lar phones in the veh icle must be switched
off. When activating the central locking, the
fuel filler flap is automatically un locked or
locked. Refuel th e vehicle with the ign it ion
turned
off.
Taking the fuel cap off
.,. To open the fue l filler flap, press on the left
side of the f lap
c;, fig. 2 33 -arrow-.
.,. Unscrew fue l filler cap coun te r-clockw ise
and hang it on the fue l filler flap
c;, fig. 234 . .,._
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