192 Fuel suppl y and filli ng your fuel t ank
snow blower, etc., be very careful and al
ways observe local and state laws regard ing the use, transportat ion and storage of
such fuel containers . Make certain the con
tainer meets industry standards (ANSI/
ASTM F852 -86) .
(D Note
Never drive your vehicle unt il the fuel tank
is completely empty . The irregular supply
of fuel can cause misfiring. Gasoline could
enter the exhaust system and damage the
catalyt ic converter.
Refuelling
Fig. 168 R ig ht rea r ve hicle s ide: Open ing th e f uel fille r
fl ap
Fi g. 16 9 Fu el filler fla p w it h attac hed fuel c ap
When activ ati ng the central locking, the f uel
fi ller flap is au tomatically un locked or loc ked.
Refue l the vehicle with the ign ition turned
off .
Tak ing th e fu el cap off
• Turnoff the ignit ion .
• Press the left side of the fue l filler flap to
open it
~ fig. 168 -a rrow- .
• Unsc rew fuel c ap counter-clockwise and
hang it on the fuel fille r flap
~ fig. 169. Refuelling proc
edur e
• Insert the fuel nozzle from the gasoline
pump into the fuel fille r neck as far as it wi ll
go .
• Select a med ium r efuelling rate so that the
no zz le switches off automatically when the
tank i s full.
Putting the fu el cap back on
• After fi lling your tank, twist the fuel cap
clockwise as far as it will go .
• Close the fue l filler flap.
T o avoid fuel spilling or evaporating from the
fuel tank always close fuel cap properly and complete ly .
A WARNING
-
Improper refue ling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe burns.
- Fue l 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
fueling . The electromagnet ic rad iat ion
can cause sparks that can ignite fuel va
pors and cause a fire .
- Never get back into your vehicl e white re
fue ling .
If in exceptional circumstances
you mu st get back in your vehicle 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 ref ueling .
- Never smoke or have an open f lame any
where in or near y our veh icle when refu
eling or filling a portab le fuel conta iner.
- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable
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No. Consumer
A/C system pressure sensor,
electromechanical parking
brake, Homelink, automatic
3 dimming interior rear view
m
irror, air quality/outside
air sensor, Electronic Stab ili-
zation Control (button)
5 Sound
actuator
6 Headlight
range cont rol/
head light (cornering light)
7 Headlight (corner
ing light)
Contro l modu les (e lectro-
8 mechanical parking brake,
shock absorber, quattro
sport), DCDC converter
9 Adaptive cru ise contro l
10 Shift gate/clutch
sensor
1 1 Side ass ist
1 2 Headlight range
control,
park ing system
13 Airbag
14 Rear wiper (allroad)
1 5 Auxi
liary fuse (instrument
pane l)
16 Aux
iliary fuse terminal 15
(engine area)
Fuse p anel @ (brown )
No. Con sumer
2 Brake light sensor
3 Fuel
pump
4 Clutc h sensor
5 Left
seat heating with/w ith-
out seat vent ilation
6 Electronic Stab
il iz at ion Con-
tro l (e lectric)
7 Horn
Front left door (window reg-
8 ulator, centra
l locking, mir-
ror, switch, lighting)
9 Winds hield wipe r motor
1 0 Electronic
Stabilizat ion Con-
trol (valves)
Fuses and bulb s 251
Amp s No. Consumer Amps
•
Two-door models: rear left
• window regulator; Four-
11 door models:
rear left door
30
5 (window regulator, central
lock
ing, switch, lighting)
12 Rain and light sensor
5
5
Fuse pan el© (r e d )
5/7,5 No . Consumer Amps
3 Lumbar support 10
7,5 4 Dynamic steering 35
s Interior lighting (Cabriolet)
5
5 6 W
indshield washer system,
35
h eadlight washe r system
5 7 Vehicle electrical
system
20
control module 1
5
5
8
Vehicle e lectr ica l system
30
control module 1
5 9 Left rear window regulator
7,5/20
motor (Cabriolet)/sunroof
5
15 10 Vehicle e
lectrical system
30
control module 1
10 11 R
ight rea r window regulato r
7,5/20
(Cabriolet)/sun shade motor
40 12 Anti-theft
alarm warning
5
system
Amps
5
25 5
15/30
5
15
30
30
25
