Driving and Operating 217
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container
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Warning
Never fill a portable fuel container
while it is in the vehicle. Static
electricity discharge from the
container can ignite the fuel
vapor. You can be badly burned
and the vehicle damaged if this
occurs. To help avoid injury to you
and others:
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Dispense fuel only into
approved containers.
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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.
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Bring the fill nozzle in
contact with the inside of
the fill opening before
operating the nozzle.
Contact should be
maintained until the filling is
complete.
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Warning (Continued)
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Do not smoke while
pumping fuel.
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Do not use a cellular phone
while pumping fuel.
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information
Only use towing equipment that has
been designed for the vehicle.
Contact your dealer or trailering
dealer for assistance with preparing
the vehicle for towing a trailer.
See the following trailer towing
information in this section:
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For information on driving while
towing a trailer, see “Driving
Characteristics and
Towing Tips.”
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For maximum vehicle and trailer
weights, see “Trailer Towing.”
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For information on equipment to
tow a trailer, see “Towing
Equipment.”
For information on towing a
disabled vehicle, Towing the Vehicle
0 284. For information on towing
the vehicle behind another vehicle
such as a motor home, Recreational
Vehicle Towing 0 284.
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