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-Never f ill the fuel container with fuel
while it is in or on the vehicle. Stat ic elec
tr icity is discharged when filling which can
cause the fuel vapors to ignite and in
creases the r isk of an explos ion.
- Always p lace a fuel container on the
ground before fi lling.
- Always hold the fuel nozzle comp letely in
the fuel container when f il li ng .
- If the fuel container is made of metal, the
fuel nozzle must always be in contact with the conta iner when filling it w ith fuel. Th is
prevents static electr ic ity from discharg
ing.
- Never sp ill fuel in the veh icle or the lug
gage compartment. Evaporated fue l is ex
p losive and increases the risk of serio us in
jury or dea th.
- Follow legal requir ements when using,
sto ring and transpor ting fue l contai ners .
- M ake sure the fuel conta iner confo rms to
i nd ust ry st anda rds (ANSI/AS TM F852 -86).
(D Note
- Remove spilled fuel from vehicle paint im
mediate ly, because it can damage paint.
- Never dr ive unti l th e fuel tank is comp letely
empty . The ir regular supply of fuel that re
su lts from that ca n caus e engine misfires.
U ncomb usted fuel w ill enter the exha ust
system a nd i ncre ase the risk of damage to
the c atalyt ic converter.
@) For the sake of the environment
Do not overfi ll the fuel tank , othe rw ise fue l
can leak out whe n the vehicle is warm ing up.
(D Tips
The f uel f iller door on your vehicle does not
loc k if you lock the vehicle from the inside.
Chec king and Filling
Fuel filler door emergency release
If the central locking system is faulty, the fuel
filler door can be unlocked manually.
F ig . 25 4 Veh icles w it h se lect ive catalyt ic reduct io n•: right
side trim pa nel in t he luggage compa rtme nt
Fi g. 25 5 Righ t sid e tr im pa nel in t he luggage compart·
ment : emergency release mechanism
T he emergency release mechanism is located be
hind the rig ht side trim pane l in the luggage
compartment . In vehicles with se lective cata lytic
reduction*, remove the vent grille f irst:
.,. Press bo th tabs @¢fig. 254 an d tilt the vent
grilled downward. Yo u can then remove the
grille upwar d .
.,. Loosen the loop¢ fig. 255 from the retainer
and then pull on the loop caref ully
¢ (D . The
fi ller door is released.
.,. Press on t he left side of the fue l filler door to
open
it ¢ page 2 70, fig . 252.
~ Note
Only p ull on the loop until yo u feel resista nce.
You w ill not hear it re lease. Othe rw ise you
could damag e the emergency rel ease mecha
n ism.
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