& WARNING
Improper refueling or handling of fuel can cause fire, explosion
and severe burn s.
• Fuel is highly flammable and can cause severe burns and other
injuries.
• Failure to shut the engine off while refueling and/or to insert
the pump nozzle fully into the fuel filler neck could caus e fuel to
spray out of filler neck or to overflow. Fuel spray and overflowing
fuel can caus e a fire .
• Never use a cellular telephone while refueling. The electromag ·
netic radiation can cau se sparks that can ignite fuel vapors and
cause a fire.
• Never get back into your vehicle while refuel ing. If in excep-
tional circumstances you must get back in your vehicle while refu-
eling, make certain that you close the door and touch metal to
discharge static electricity before touching the filler nozzle again.
Static electricity can cau se spark s that can ignite fuel vapors
released during refueling.
• Never smoke or have an open flame anywhere in or near your
vehicle when refueling or filling a portable fuel container.
• For your safety, we strongly recommend that you do not travel
with a portable fuel container in your vehicle. The container , full
or empty may leak and could cau se 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 compartment, or
on the trunk ). Static electricity can build up while filling and
can ignite fuel vapors causing a fire .
- Always place a portable fuel container on the ground before
filling .
- Always keep the filler nozzle completely inside the portable
container before and during filling .
Safety first
Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank
&, WARNING (cont inued )
- If filling a portable container made of metal , the filler nozzle
must always be in contact with the container . This will help
prevent static ele ctricity from discharging and cause a fire .
- Never spill fuel inside the vehicle or luggage compartment .
Fuel vapors are highly flammable.
- Always observe local and state / provincial laws regarding the
use, storage and tran sportation of fuel containers
- Make certain the fuel container meets industry standards
(ANSI/ ASTM F8S2-86).
0 Note
If a ny fuel has spilled onto t he car, it should be remove d immed iate ly
to preven t damage t o the paint .
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For the sake of the environment
As soon as the correctly o perated nozzle swi t ches off a utomat ically
for the first t ime, the tan k is full. Do not try to ad d mo re fuel because
fue l may spill ou t . In addi t ion, the expansion space in the fuel tank
will be fille d - caus ing the fue l to overflow when it becomes warm
and poll ute t he enviro nmen t .
[I) Tips
• Runn ing you r e ngine wh ile refueling may ca use vapors t o escape
or even fue l to sp ill out of the tank. This wou ld then shut off the fue l
no zzle before the t ank is full.
• Do not ref uel your veh icle with the ignit ion sw itched on. The fue l
gauge may ot herwise not ind ica t e the cor rect fuel level after
refuel ing. •
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