FuelFillinE
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Gasoline and
its attenclant
fumes ar€ highly explosive.
You can
b€ bumed or seriously
injured
when handling
fuel. Betore stopping
ata filllng station,
switch offmobile
phones
and
other electronic
equipment, ensure
that all
cigarettes
are extinguished
and that
no naked flames or
other
potential
ignition sources
are
presenl.
.
Switch
offlhe engine
before re-fuelling.
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Remove the
filler cap slowly
to allow any
pressure
to bleed
offgradually.
Hasty
removalmay
resullin a smallamount
of tuel spray
with a
possible
health or flre
hazard.
Fil/er Capi
The fuelfiller
is localed in the right
hand rearqua{er
panel,
concealed by a
flush fitting hinged
flap. To open
the
flap,
press
the €lease
button in the fascia
panel
outboard
of
the steering column,
wilh orwithoul the
ignition key
in
position,
and the ilap
\^/ill spring fully open. Unsctew
lhe filler
cap- As
lhe cap
is lurned, any
prcssu
re diflerential
between the
tankand
the
atmosphere will be released
and a bief hiss
may be heard
Allow the
pressure
io equalise
qtadually
to avoid
the
potential
for a small amount
of spray. Note that the cap
is telhered
to
prevent
its loss, and should be hooked onto
a tab
provided for
lhis
purpose,
on ihe hinge ofthe flap.
To rcnt,
place
the cap inlo the filler neck and
turn clockwise
until
ihe ratchet mechanism
clicks several times. Push
the
nap
Filling
Procedure: lnsenthe
pump
nozle fully inio the neck,
and
ill until the
auto-shut
off mechanism
is triggeted. Do notatiempt
lo 'brim' the
tank io the
top of the
fillet neck, as expansion of
lhe
fueldue 10
temperatute
change
(e.9.
cold undergrcund fuel
storage)
may cause
flooding
of the
luel lank breathet systom
charcoal canislet,
or
spillage
of fuel
The total usable
fuel
capaciiv
]s 16 lJ.S.
gall (60
liires),
but
for rejuelling
purposes,
from
the time
ihe low fuel lsll tale is
triggered,
approximately
13 U.S.
gall (50
litres)
c€n be accom-
modat6d.
Note
ihal frcm
the
point
of
low fu€l tell tale activation
lo tbe
gauge
reading
empty
is around 1.3 U S
gall (5
litles)
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Tne
remaininq balance
of apprcx. 1.3 U-S.
gall (5
litres), should
be lreated
only as an emergency
conlingenl, the
use
of which
may entail intemittenl
fuel staruation dependent
on driving
conditions, and
polential
engine damage.
ln such a
srlualion.
driving
slyle should be mod
ied to minrmise sngine
load and
corne ng forces.
lf
maximum engine orhandling
perfomance
is to be exploited,
or severc
gradients
lackled, a high fuel level should
be main-
tained
to ensure the
greatest
safety
margin offuel supply.
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