Filling
a
Portable Fuel Container
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CAUTION:
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Never fill a portable fuel container while
it
is
in
your vehicle, Static electricity discharge from the
container can ignite the gasoline vapor. You can
be badly burned and your vehicle damaged
if
this
occurs. To help avoid injury to you and others:
Dispense gasoline only into approved
containers,
Do
not fill
a
container while
it
is inside
a
vehicle, in a vehicle’s trunk, pickup bed or
on any surface other than the ground.
inside
of
the fill opening before operating
the nozzle. Contact should be maintained
until the filling
is
complete.
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Bring the fill nozzle in contact with the
Don’t smoke while pumping gasoline.
Checking Things Under the Hood
An electric fan under the hood can start up and
injure you even when the engine
is
not running.
Keep hands, clothing and tools
away
from any
underhood electric fan.
Things that burn can get on hot engine parts and
start
a fire. These include liquids like gasoline,
oil, coolant, brake
fluid,
windshield washer and
other
fluids,
and plastic or rubber.
You
or others
could be burned. Be careful not to drop or spill
things that will burn onto a hot engine.
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