Kia Sorento 2021 - Closing the Fuel Filler Door

Features of your vehicle
504
Fuel filler door
locked when vehicle speed exceeds
15km/h (9 mph).
WARNING
Before refuelling, be sure to check
what type of fuel is used for your
vehicle.
If you put diesel fuel into a petrol-
powered vehicle or petrol into a die
-
sel-powered vehicle, it may affect
the fuel system and cause serious
damage to the vehicle.
NOTICE
If the fuel filler door does not open
because ice has formed around it,
tap lightly or push on the door to
break the ice and release the door.
Do not pry on the door. If necessary,
spray around the door with an
approved de-icer fluid (do not use
radiator anti-freeze) or move the
vehicle to a warm place and allow
the ice to melt.
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
-
ing rear centre edge of the fuel
filler door.
NOTICE
Make the vehicle door to LOCK posi -
tion when the fuel filler door is com -
pletely closed in order to lock the
fuel filler door.
If the fuel filler door is not com
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
cle, a safe distance away from the
fuel filler neck, nozzle, or other
gas source, with your bare hand.