212 Fuel su ppl y and filli ng your fu el t ank
Refuelling
Fig. 176 R ig ht rear veh icle s ide: Open ing t he fuel fille r
fl ap
F ig. 177 F uel fi ller flap w ith atta ched fuel c ap
When activating the central lock ing, the fuel
fi ller flap is automatically un locked or loc ked.
Refuel the vehicle with the ig nition turned
off .
Tak ing th e fuel cap off
~ Turnoff the ignition .
~ Press the left side of the fuel filler flap to
open it
c::> fig. 176 -arrow- .
~ Unscrew fuel cap counter-clockwise and
hang it on the fuel filler flap
~ fig . 177.
Refu elling proc edure
~ Insert the fuel no zzle from the gasoline
pump into the fuel filler nec k as far as it will
go .
~ Select a medium refuelling rate so that the
nozzle switches off a utomatica lly when the
tank is full.
Putting the fuel cap back on
~ After filling your tank , tw ist the fuel cap
clockwise as far as it w ill go .
~ Close the fuel fille r flap. T
o avoid fuel spill ing or evaporating from th e
fuel tank always close fuel cap properly and
completely .
A WARNING
-Im proper refueling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe burns.
- Fuel is highly flammable and can cause
severe burns and other injur ies.
- Failure to shut the engine off while refu
eling and/or to insert the pump no zzle
fully into the fuel filler neck could cause fuel to spray out of filler neck or to over
flow . Fuel spray and overflowing fuel can
cause a fire .
- Never use a cellular telephone while re
fueling . The electromagnet ic rad iat io n
can cause sparks that can ignite fuel va
pors a nd cause a fire .
- Never get back into your vehicle whi le re
fue ling.
If in exceptional circumstances
you must get back in your vehi cle while
ref ueling, make ce rtain that you close
the door and touch metal to discharge
static electricity before touching the fill
er nozzle again . Static e lectricity can
cause sparks that can ignite fuel vapors re leased during refueling .
- Never smoke or have an open flame any
where in or near your veh icle when refu
eling or filling a portable fuel conta iner .
- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable
fue l conta iner in your vehicle . The con
tainer, full or empty may leak and could
cause a fire, especially in a crash .
- If, u nder exceptional c ircumstances, you
must transport a portable fuel conta iner,
p lease observe the following:
- Never f ill a portable f uel container
whi le 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 fue l conta iner
on the ground before fi lling.
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Fuel
Additives ... ................ ... ... 209
Blended gasoline ............ ... .. . 209
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Filler neck .. ............. .... .. ... 211
Fuel gauge . ................ ... ... . 12
Gasoline ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 209
Gasoline additives ........... .... .. 211
L ow fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating ............ .... .. ... 209
Recommendation ............ ... .. . 209
Refuelling . ................. ... ... 212
Reserve .... ................ ... .... 12
T ank capacity . ........... .. .. .. ... 273
Tank system ............. .... .. .... 21
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . 213
F uel economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) .......................... .... 29
Fuel filler flap
Un locking the fuel filler flap by hand . . 213
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 263
R l . ep acing .................. .... .. 261
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) .. .. .. . 124
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Gas discharge lamps ........ .. .. .. .. . 264
Gauges Engine coolant tempera ture .. .. .. .. .. 10
Fuel gauge ................. .... ... 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
G h.ft . d'
ears
I in 1cator ......... .. .. .. .. .. 27
Gearshift lever 6-speed manual transmission . .. . ... .. 91
General illustration Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator Warning/indicator lights ......... .. .. 17
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 231
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Valet parking ............ .... .. .... 46
GPS controlled clock .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 272
Ground clearance .................. . 199
H
Headlights
Cleaning ... ..... .. ............... 205
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control ............ . 22
Left hand drive, right hand drive .. .. .. . 49
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Headlight washer reservoir ......... .. 228
Head restraints .. .. .......... ....... 132
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 132
Removing/installing .............. .. 61
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
rear window . .. .. .... ........... .. . 78
seats ..... .. .. .. .... ............. . 78
windshield washer spray nozzles . . . . . . 53
Heating ......... ... ..... ........... 76
Heavy clothing and saf ety belts ....... . 141
High beam .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. ..... .... . 48
High voltage warning label .. ....... .. 272
Hill descent control .................. 95
Homelink (remote control) ......... .. 124
Hood Opening .. .. .. .. .... ............. 214
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Hooks ............................. 72
Horn .. .... .. .... ..... ... ... ... ... .. 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
la ted to child safety ........... .. .... 181
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 153
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? 238
How safe ty bel t pre ten sioners work .. .. 144
Hydroplaning ..... .. ............... 240
I
Ignit ion
switching on/off .. ...... .. .. ... .... . 80
Ignition key Emergency unlocking .......... .... .. 35
Ignition lock .. .. .. ...... .. ... ...... . 80
Indic ato r light . .. ........... ...... . 18
Mal func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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