Maintenance, Car Care
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Emergency unlocking
If the electrical release is faulty:
1. Open rear lid.
2. Remove lid of the right storage compartment.
3. Pull emergency release Ain the direction of
the arrow.
The filler flap pops open.
Refuelling
Danger!
The RF energy from a cellphone can cause a
sparking on bare metal, much like aluminium
foil in a microwave oven. The spark could ig-
nite gasoline fumes present while refuling.
Static discharge from your body can ignite
gasoline fumes present when you get back
out of the vehicle and touch the fuel nozzle.
In either case, resulting fire can cause seri-
ous damage to the vehicle, serious injury or
death to persons in immediate vicinity.
fDo not use a cellphone while pumping gas.
fDo not re-enter the vehicle while pumping gas.Total capacity approx. 26.4 gallons or
100 liters, including approx. 3 gallons or
12 liters reserve
1. Stop the engine and switch off the ignition.
2. Slowly unscw the tank cap.
Hang the tank cap on plastic strap A of the fill-
er flap.
3. Insert pump nozzle fully into the filler neck with
the handle of the pump nozzle facing down.
4. Do not add further fuel once the correctly op-
erated automatic pump nozzle has switched
off.
Fuel could spray or could run over when heat-
ed.
5. Replace the tank cap immediately after refuel-
ling and turn it until you hear it and feel it en-
gage.
Maintenance note
If you lose the tank filler cap, you must replace it
only with an original part.
