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the exhaust system and damage the catalytic
converter.
Refuelling
Fig . 155 Rig ht re ar v ehicl e sid e: Op enin g the fuel fille r flap
Fig. 156 Fuel f ill er fla p with atta ched fuel cap
When activating the central locking, the fuel fi ll
er flap is automatically un locked or locked . Re
fuel the veh icle with the ignition turned
off.
Taking the fuel cap off
~T urnoff the ignition.
~ Press the left side of the fue l filler flap to open
it
q fig. 155 -arrow -.
~ Unscrew fuel cap count er-clockw ise and hang it
on the fuel filler flap~
fig. 156.
Refuelling procedure
~ Insert the fuel nozzle from the gasol ine pump
into the fuel filler neck as far as it will go.
~ Select a medium refuelling rate so that the
nozzle switches off automat ica lly when the
tank is full.
Putting the fuel cap back on
~ After filling your tank, tw ist the f uel cap clock
wise as far as it wi ll go.
~ Close the fuel filler flap.
Fuel and Refueling
To avoid fuel spilling or evaporating from the fuel
tank always close fue l cap proper ly and com
pletely .
A WARNING
--
Improper refueling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe burns.
- Fuel is highly flammable and can cause se
vere burns and other injuries.
- Failure to shut the engine off while refuel
ing and/or to insert the pump noz zle fully
into the fue l filler neck could cause fuel to
spray out of filler neck or to overflow . Fuel
spray and overflowing fuel can cause a fire.
- Never use a cellular telephone while refuel
ing. The electromagnetic radiation can
cause sparks that can ignite fuel vapors and
cause a fire .
- Never get back into your vehicle while refu
eling. If in exceptional circumstances you
must get back in your vehicle whi le refuel
ing, make certain that you close the door
and touch metal to discharge static electric
ity before touching the filler nozzle again.
Static electricity can cause sparks that can ignite fue l vapors re leased during refueling.
- Never smoke or have an open f lame any
where in or near your vehicle when refueling
or filling a portable fue l conta iner .
- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable f uel
container in your vehicle. The container, full
or empty may leak and cou ld cause a fire,
especially in a crash.
- If, under exceptional circumstances, you
must transport a portable fuel container,
ple ase observe the following:
- Never fill a portable fuel container while it
is anywhere in or on the veh icle (for exam
ple, in the luggage compartment, or on
the trunk). Static e lectricity can build up
while filling and can ignite fuel vapors
causing a f ire.
- Always place a portab le fue l container on
the ground before filling .
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Fu se pa nel @ (black )
No. Consumer
1 Dynamic steering
2 Electron ic Stabilization Control (module)
A/C system pressure sensor, electrome-
chanical parking brake, HomeLink, auto-
3 mat
ic dimming interior rear view mirror,
air quality/outside air sensor, Electron ic
Stabilization Control (button)
s Sound actuator
6 Headlight range control/headl
ight (corner-
ing light)
7 Headlight (cornering light)
Control modu les (electromechanical park-
8 ing brake, shock absorber, q uattro sport),
DCDC converte r
9 Adaptive
cruise control
10 Shift gate/clutch sensor
11 Side assist
1 2 Headlight range cont ro l, parking system
13 Airbag
14 Rear
wiper (a llroad)
15 Auxiliary fuse (instrument panel)
16 Auxiliary
fuse termina l 15 (engine area)
Fuse p anel @ (brown )
No. C onsumer
2 Brake light sensor
3 Fuel pump
4 Clutch sensor
5
Left seat heating with/without seat venti-
lation
6 Electronic Stabilization Control (electric)
7 Ho rn
8
Front left door (window regulator, central
locking, mirror, switch, lighting)
9 Windshield wiper motor
10 Electronic Stabilization Control (valves) Fu
ses a nd bulb s
No. Consumer
Two-door mode ls: rear left window regula-
11 tor; Four-door
models: rear left door (win-
dow regulator, central locking, switch,
light ing)
12 Rain and l
ight sensor
Fuse panel © (r e d )
No . Con sumer
3 Lumbar support
4 Dynamic steering
5 Inter
ior l ight ing (Cabriolet)
6 Windshie
ld washer system, headlight
washer system
7 Vehicle electrica l system control module 1
8 Vehicle electr ica l system control module 1
9 Left rear
window regulator motor (Ca brio-
let)/su nroof
10 Vehicle electr ica l system co ntrol module 1
11 Right rear
window regulator (Cabriolet)/
sun shade motor
12 Anti-theft
alarm warning system
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 185 Right cockpit: fu se panel with plastic cl ip
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