- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not trave l with a portab le
fuel container in your vehicle. The con-
tainer, full or empty may leak and cou ld
cause a fire, especially in a crash.
- If, under except ional circumstances, you
must transpo rt a portable fuel container,
please observe the following:
- Never fill a portable fue l container
while it is anywhere in or on the vehicle
(for examp le, in the luggage compart-
ment, or on the tr unk). Static electric i-
ty can bu ild up while f illing and ca n ig-
nite fuel vapors causing a f ire.
- Always place a portable fuel container
on the ground before filling .
-Always keep the fi ller nozzle comp lete-
ly inside the portable conta iner before
a nd during filling.
- If filling a portable container made of
metal, the filler nozz le must always be
in contact with the containe r. This will
he lp prevent static electricity from dis-
charging and cause a fi re.
- Never sp ill fuel inside the vehicle or
luggage compartment. Fuel vapors are
highly flammable.
- Always observe local and state/p rovin-
cial laws regard ing the us e, storage
and t rans po rt at ion of fuel con t ainers
- Make certa in the fuel conta iner meets
industry standards (ANSI/ ASTM
F852-86).
(D Note
If any fuel has spilled onto the ca r, it
should be remov ed immed iate ly to prevent
damage to the paint.
@ For the sake of the environment
As soon as the correctly operated nozzle
switches off automatically fo r the first
time, t he tank is full. Do not try to add
more fue l because fuel may spill out . In
add it io n, t he exp an sio n sp ace in th e fuel
t ank will be f illed - ca using the fue l to
Fu e l s uppl y and filli n g your fuel t a nk 181
ove rf low when it becomes warm and pol -
lute the environment .
a) Tips
- Running your eng ine wh ile ref ue lling
may cause vapors to esca pe or even fuel
to spill out of the tank . Th is would then
shut off t he f ue l nozz le before the tank
is f ull.
- Do not refue l you r vehicle with the igni-
tion switched on. The fuel ga uge may
ot herwise not ind icate the correct fue l
level after refuel ling.
Unlocking the fuel filler flap
by hand
You can open the fuel filler flap by hand if the
power locking system should fail .
Fig. 1 38 Luggage compa rtment : Cover in the right-
side interior trim
If the power locking system shou ld fa il, you
can still open the flap man ua lly:
.. Open the rear lid .
.. Open the round cover in the right-side inte-
rior trim .
.. Remove the red plastic knob from its retain-
er.
.. Pull the plastic cord in the d irection of the
arrow to unlock the fuel fille r flap
~fig. 138 .
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