1 70 Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank
-For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable
fuel container in your vehicle. The con
tainer, full or empty may leak and could
cause a fire, especially in a crash.
- If, under exceptional circumstances, you
must transport a portable fuel container,
please observe the following:
- Never fill a portable fuel container
while it is anywhere in or on the vehicle (for example, in the luggage compart
ment, or on the trunk). Static electrici
ty can build up while filling and can ig
nite fuel vapors causing a fire .
- Always place a portable fuel container
on the ground before filling.
-A lways keep the filler nozzle complete
ly inside the portable container before
and during filling.
- If filling a portable container made of
metal, the filler nozzle must always be
in contact with the-container. This will
help prevent static electricity from dis
charging and cause a fire .
- Never sp ill fuel inside the vehicle or
luggage compartment. Fuel vapors are
highly flammable.
- Always observe local and state/provin
cial laws regarding the use, storage
and transportation of fuel containers.
- Make certain the fuel container meets
industry standards (ANSI/ ASTM
F852-86).
(D Note
If any fuel has spilled onto the car, it
should be removed immediately to prevent
damage to the paint .
@) For the sake of the environment
As soon as the correctly operated nozzle
switches off automatically for the first
time, the tank is full. Do not try to add
more fuel because fuel may spill out. In
addition, the expansion space in the fuel
tank will be filled -causing the fuel to overflow
when it becomes warm and pol
lute the environment.
(D Tips
- Running your engine while refueling may
cause vapors to escape or even fuel to
spill out of the tank . This would then
shut off the fuel nozzle before the tank
is full.
- Do not refuel your vehicle with the ig n i
tion switched on. The fuel gauge may
otherwise not indicate the correct fuel
level after refueling .
Unlocking the fuel filler flap
by hand
You can open the fuel filler flap by hand if the
power locking system should fail.
Fig. 132 Engine compart ment: loosening the fue l filler
fla p cable
Fig. 133 Engine compart ment : releas ing t he fuel fill er
flap using the emergency release
You can release the fuel filler flap using a red
emergency release loop. It is located in the
right side of the engine compartment.
.,. Open the engine compartment lid.
.,. Loosen the fuel filler flap cable from its
mount @ on the crossmember
Q fig. 132. ..,_
