Fuel types and refuelling
Introduction
The fuel cap is located on the le-hand
side of the vehicle.
Identication of fuel
s and fuels
standards
Please refer to and on page 293.
Fig. 165 On the inside of the tank flap: fuel
informa
tion label (illustration).
Fuel information label
Dierent engines require dierent fuels.
There is a factory-fitted fuel information la-
bel on the inside of the tank flap that indi-
cates the fuel type to be used for the vehi-
cle → Fig. 165.
In accordance with the European standard
DIN EN 16942, the compatibility symbols
for ethanol content can be found in the fol-
lowing locations:
— On the vehicle on the fuel information la-
bel in the tank flap.
— On fuel pumps or pump nozzles suitable
for your vehicle.
The designation and the framework indi-
cate, which fuels are suitable for the vehi-
cle. This is a minimum requirement. The ve-
hicle must not be refuelled with lower-
grade fuels or other fuel types →
.
Fuel standards and compatibility
T
he fuel to be refuelled must comply with
one of the following standards. Other fuels
must not be used for the vehicle → .
W
here fuel complying with the specified
standards is not available, a qualified work-
shop will have information on which availa-
ble fuels are suitable for the vehicle.
Ethanol content of petrols
Fig. 166 Identific
ation for petrols with 5%
ethanol content.
E5 refers to petrol with a maximum ethanol
content of 5%.
Petrols with an ethanol content of 5% are
available throughout the EU.
Fig. 167 Identific
ation for petrols with 10
% ethanol content.
E10 refers to petrol with a maximum etha-
nol content of 10%.
Petrols with an ethanol content of 10% are
available throughout the EU
Fig. 168 Identification for petrols with 20
% ethanol content.
E20 refers to petrol with a maximum etha-
nol content of 20%.
Petrols with an ethanol content of 20% will
only be available in the EU in the future.
Fuel standard
— EN 228 in the current version.
— DIN EN 228 in the current version.
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