226 Fuel suppl y and filli ng your fu el t ank
enter the exhaust system and damage the
catalytic converter.
Refuelling
Fig. 190 Righ t rear ve hicle si de: Opening t he fuel filler
fl ap
Fig . 191 Fu el filler fla p w ith attached fuel cap
When activating the central locking, the fuel
filler flap is automatically unlocked or locked.
Refuel the vehicle with the ign ition turned
off .
Tak ing th e fu el cap off
• Press the Left side of the fue l filler flap to
open it ¢
fig. 190 -arrow-.
.. Unscrew fuel cap counter-clockwise and
hang it on the fuel filler flap ¢
fig. 191.
.. Check the Label on the inside of the fuel fill
er flap to determine if the vehicle must be
fueled with gasoline or diesel fuel.
Ref uelling pr ocedu re
.. Insert the fue l no zzle from the gasoline
pump into the fuel filler neck as far as it will
go .
.. Select a medium refuelling rate so that the
nozzle switches off automatically when the
tan k is full .
Putting the fu el cap b ack o n
• After f illing your tank, twist the fuel cap
clockwise as far as it will go .
.. Close the fue l filler flap.
T o avoid fuel spill ing o r evaporating from the
fuel tank always close fuel cap p roperly and
completely . An improperly closed fuel filler
cap may a lso ca use the
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to come on (on ly vehicles with gasoline en
gine).
A WARNING
-Improper refueling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe burns .
- Fuel is highly flammable and can cause
severe bu rns and other injur ies.
- Failure to shut the engine off while refu
eling and/or to insert the pump nozzle
fully into the fuel filler neck could cause
fuel to spray out of filler neck or to over
flow. Fue l spray and overflowing fuel can
cause a fire .
- Never use a cellular telephone while re
fue ling. The electromagnet ic rad iat ion
can cause spa rks that can ignite f uel va
pors and cause a fire .
- Never get back into your vehicle whi le re
fue ling.
If in exceptional circ umstances
you must get back in your vehicle while
refueling, make certain that you close
the door and touch metal to discharge
static e lectricity before touching the fill
er nozzle again . Static e lectr icity can
cause sparks that can ignite fuel vapors
released du ring refueling .
- Never smoke or have an open flame any
where in or near your vehicle when refu eling or filling a portable fuel conta iner.
- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable
fuel conta iner in your vehicle . The con
tainer, fu ll o r empty may leak and could
cause a fire, especially i n a c rash.
- If , under exceptional c ircumstances, you
must transport a portab le fuel conta iner,
p lease observe the following: .,.
