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CHECKS
6
Fuel
FILLING WITH FUEL
Low fuel level Filling
T h e f u e l t a n k m u s t b e fi l l e d
with the
engine off .
- O p e n t h e f u e l fi l l e r fl a p .
- I n s e r t t h e k e y , t h e n t u r n i t a q u a r t e r turn.
- R e m o v e t h e c a p a n d h o o k i t o n t o the clip located on the inside of
t h e fl a p .
W h e n fi l l i n g w i t h f u e l , w i t h t h e f u e l
fi l l e r fl a p o p e n , e n s u r e t h a t n o o n e
attempts to open the sliding side
door.
W h e n t h e m i n i m u m f u e l t a n k
level is reached, this warning
light comes on.
You then have approximately 8 litres
of fuel remaining. Fill up without delay
to avoid running out of fuel.
N e v e r r i s k d r i v i n g u n t i l y o u r u n o u t
of fuel as this may damage the
a n t i p o l l u t i o n a n d i n j e c t i o n s y s t e m s . Quality of the fuel used for
petrol engines
A l a b e l a f fi x e d t o t h e i n s i d e o f t h e fl a p
reminds you of the type of fuel to be
used.
Y o u m u s t fi l l w i t h a t l e a s t 5 l i t r e s o f f u e l
for it to be registered by the fuel gauge.
W h e n t h e f u e l fi l l e r c a p i s o p e n e d ,
there may be a slight air suction noise.
This vacuum is entirely normal and is
due to the sealing of the fuel circuit.
W h e n fi l l i n g t h e f u e l t a n k , d o n o t
c o n t i n u e a f t e r t h e 3 r d c u t - o f f o f t h e
nozzle. This could cause malfunctions.
T h e c a p a c i t y o f t h e f u e l t a n k i s
a p p r o x i m a t e l y 6 0 l i t r e s .
- A f t e r fi l l i n g t h e f u e l t a n k , l o c k t h e c a p a n d c l o s e t h e fl a p . The petrol engines are perfectly
compatible with E10 type petrol
b i o f u e l s ( c o n t a i n i n g 1 0 % e t h a n o l ) ,
conforming to European standards
E N 2 2 8 a n d E N 1 5 3 7 6 .
E 8 5 t y p e f u e l s ( c o n t a i n i n g u p t o 8 5 %
e t h a n o l ) a r e r e s e r v e d e x c l u s i v e l y f o r
v e h i c l e s m a r k e t e d f o r t h e u s e o f t h i s
t y p e o f f u e l ( B i o F l e x v e h i c l e s ) . T h e
quality of the ethanol must comply with
E u r o p e a n s t a n d a r d E N 1 5 2 9 3 .
For Brazil only, special vehicles are
m a r k e t e d t o r u n o n f u e l s c o n t a i n i n g u p
t o 1 0 0 % e t h a n o l ( E 1 0 0 t y p e ) .
