Kia Carnival - Closing the Fuel Filler Door

Features of your vehicle
664
Fuel filler door
Closing the fuel filler door
1. To install the fuel tank cap, turn it
clockwise until it "Clicks".
2. Close the fuel filler door by press
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ing the rear centre edge of the
fuel filler door.
NOTICE
Make the vehicle door to LOCK posi
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tion when the fuel filler door is com
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pletely closed in order to lock the
fuel filler door.
If the fuel filler door is not com
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pletely closed, the fuel filler door will
not be locked.
CAUTION
Keep the door into LOCK position
when the vehicle is being washed
(i.e. high pressure washer, auto
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matic car washer, etc.)
WARNING
Petrol is highly flammable and
explosive. Failure to follow these
guidelines may result in SERIOUS
INJURY or DEATH:
䳜 Read and follow all warnings
posted at the gas station.
䳜 Before refuelling, note the loca
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tion of the Emergency Petrol
Shut-Off, if available, at the gas
station.
䳜 Before touching the fuel nozzle,
you should eliminate the potential
build-up of static electricity by
touching a metal part of the vehi
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cle, a safe distance away from the
fuel filler neck, nozzle, or other
gas source, with your bare hand.
䳜 Do not use mobile phones whilst
refuelling. Electric current and/or
electronic interference from
mobile phones can potentially
ignite fuel vapours and cause a
fire.
䳜 Do not get back into a vehicle
once you have begun refuelling.
You can generate a build-up of
static electricity by touching, rub
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bing or sliding against any item or
fabric capable of producing static
electricity. Static electricity dis
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charge can ignite fuel vapours
causing a fire. If you must re-
enter the vehicle, you should once
again eliminate potentially dan
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gerous static electricity discharge
by touching a metal part of the
vehicle, away from the fuel filler
neck, nozzle or other petrol
source, with your bare hand.
䳜 When refuelling, always shift the
gear to the P (Park) position, set
the parking brake, and place the
ignition switch or ENGINE START/
STOP button to the LOCK/OFF
position.
䳜 Sparks produced by electrical
components related to the engine
can ignite fuel vapours causing a
fire.