218 Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank
container meets industry standards (ANSI/
ASTM F852 -86) .
(D Note
Never drive your vehicle until the fuel tank
is completely empty. The irregular supply
of fuel can cause misfiring . Gasoline could
enter the exhaust system and damage the
catalytic converter.
Refuelling
Fig. 179 R ig ht rear v ehicl e side: Openin g th e fu el fille r
fl ap
Fig. 180 Fu el f iller flap with attached f uel cap
When activating the central locking, the fuel
filler flap is automatically unlocked or locked .
Refuel the vehicle with the ign ition switched
off .
Taking the fuel cap off
,. Press the left side of the fuel filler flap to
open it
c:> fig. 179 -arrow -.
,. Unscrew fuel filler cap counter -clockwise
and hang it on the fuel filler flap
c:> fig. 180.
,. 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.
Refuelling procedure
,. Insert the fuel nozzle from the gasoline
pump into the fuel filler neck as far as it will
go .
,. Select a med ium r efuelling rate so that the
no zzle switches off automatically when the
tank is full.
Putting the fuel cap back on
,. After filling your tank, twist the fuel filler
cap clockwise as far as it w ill go.
,. Close the fue l filler flap.
T o avoid fuel spilling or evaporating from the
fuel tank always close fuel filler cap properly
and completely. An improperly closed fuel fill
er cap may also cause the MIL lamp
c:> page 30
to come on.
A WARNING
Improper refue ling 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 nozzle
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
fue ling. The electromagnet ic rad iat ion
can cause sparks that can ignite fuel va
pors and cause a fire.
- Never get back into your vehicle whi le re
fueling.
If in exceptional circumstances
you must get back in your vehicle while
refueling, make certain that you close
the door and touch metal to discharge
static electricity before touching the fill
er nozzle again. Static electricity can
cause sparks that can ignite fuel vapors
released 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 . ..,
220 Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank
Fuel filler flap emergency release
You can open the fuel filler flap by hand if the
power locking system should fail .
Fig. 181 Luggage co m partmen t: open ing the side tr im
Fig. 182 Right side trim panel in the lu ggage compar t
ment: e mergency release mechanism
Opening the side trim
• To remove the right side trim, first remove
the retainer from the mounts
¢ fig. 181.
• Turn both locking mechanisms 90° to the
left using a coin or a similar object and re
move the locking mechanisms.
• Tilt the retainer upward and pull the trim
out . Lay the trim down on its side, because
there is an electrical wire on the back.
Fuel filler door emergency release
The emergency release mechanism is located
behind the right side trim panel in the lug
gage compartment.
• Loosen the loop i:>
fig. 182 from the retainer
and then pull on the loop carefully i:>Q).
• Press on the left side of the fuel filler door
to open
i=> page 218, fig. 179.
(D Note
Only pull on the loop until you feel resist
ance. You will not hear it release . Other- wise you could
damage the emergency re
l ease mechanism .
Selective catalytic
reduction
General information
Applies to vehicles: with diesel engine
On vehicles with selective cata lytic reduction,
an urea solution (Ad B lue) is injected into the
exhaust system before a nitrogen oxide cata
lytic converter to reduce nitrogen emissions.
The Ad Blue is stored in a separate tank in the
vehicle. The Ad Blue usage accounts for ap
proximately 0.5% to 1.2% of the diesel fuel
that is used.
You must refill the Ad Blue or have it refilled
by you r authorized Audi dea ler or qualified
workshop as soon as the Ad Blue refill mes
sage appears in the instrument cluster
¢page 222.
A WARNING
-Failure to heed AdBlue refill information in
the instrument cluster can prevent the ve
hicle from be ing started and driven . If the
vehicle cannot be driven and an emergency
arises, personal injury can occur.
- Always have the AdBlue tank refilled well
before the tank runs dry.
(D Tips
-The instrument cluster display ind icates
the distance remaining that can be driv
en
c> page 221. If the Ad Blue tank is
completely empty, the engine will not
start again after the ignition is switched
off.
-Ad Blue is required by law to operate this
vehicle.
