Filling
a
Portable Fuel Container
Checking Things Under
the Hood
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CAUTION:
Never fill
a
portable fuel container while it
is
in
your vehicle. Static electricity discharge from the
container can ignite the gasoline vapor. You can
be badly burned and your vehicle damaged
if
this
occurs.
To
help avoid injury to you and others:
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Dispense
gasoline
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.
inside
of
the fill opening before operating
the nozzle. Contact should be maintained
until the filling is complete.
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Bring the fill nozzle in contact with the
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Don’t smoke
while
pumping
gasoline.
An electric
fan
under the hood can
start
up and
injure you even when the engine is not running.
Keep hands, clothing and tools away
from
any
underhood electric fan.
Things that burn can get on hot engine parts and
start
a fire. These include liquids like gasoline,
oil, coolant, brake fluid, windshield washer and
other fluids, and plastic or rubber.
You
or
others
could
be
burned. Be careful not to drop or spill
things that will burn onto
a
hot engine.