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fill up at busy gas stations where the seasona l
adjustment is more like ly to be made in time .
@ Note
-Methanol f uels whi ch do not meet these re
quirements may ca use corrosion and dam
age to plastic and rubber components in the
fuel system .
- Do not use fuels that fai l to meet the speci
fied criteria in this c hapter.
- If you are unable to determine whether or not a particular fue l blend meets the speci
fications, ask your service station or its fuel
supplier.
- Do not use fuel for which the contents can
not be identif ied.
- Fuel system damage and performance prob
l ems resulting from the use of fue ls differ
ent from those specif ied are not the respon
s ibility of Audi and are not covered under
the New Veh icle or the Emiss ion Control
System Warrant ies .
- If you experience a loss of fue l economy or
driveability and performance problems due
to the use of one of these fuel blends, we
r ecommend that you switch to unblended
fuel.
Gasoline additives
Applies to: vehicles with gasoline engine
A majo r concern among many auto manufactur
ers is carbon deposit build-up caused by the type
of gasoline you use.
A lthough gasoline grades d iffer from one manu
facturer to another, they have cer tain things in
common . A ll gasoline grades contain substances
that can cause deposits to collect on vita l engine
parts, such as fue l injectors and intake valves . A l
though most gasoline brands include additives to keep engine and fuel systems clean, they are not
equally effective.
Audi recommends using TOP TIER Detergent Gas
oline. For more informat ion on TOP TIER Deter
gent Gasoline, please go to the official website (www .toptiergas .com) .
Check ing and F illing
A fter an extended period of using inadequate
fuels, carbon deposit bui ld-ups can rob your en
gine of peak performance.
@ Note
Damage or ma lf u nction due to poor fue l qual
ity is not covered by the A udi New Vehicle
L imited Warranty .
Refueling
Fuel filler neck
The fue l filler neck is located on the rig ht rea r
s ide panel behind the fuel fille r flap .
If the power lock ing system should fa il, yo u can
st ill open the flap manually - fo r detailed instruc
tions see
~page 271.
You can find the fuel tank capacity of your vehicle
i n
~ page 334 .
The label on the inside of the fuel filler flap tells
you the correct fuel for your vehicle. For more in
format ion about fuel spec ificat ions, see
~ page 268 .
Your vehicle fuel tank has an onboard refuelling
vapor recovery system. T his feature helps to pre
vent fuel vapors from escaping from the tank and polluting the environment wh ile you refuel your
vehicle. In o rder to fill the tank proper ly w hile
prote ct ing t he env ironment, p lease follow t his
r ef uel ing p rocedure carefully.
& WARNING
= -
Unde r normal opera ting condi tions, neve r ca r
r y additional f uel containers in your car. Gas
canisters and other containers used to trans
port fue l can be dangerous. Such containers,
f u ll or empty, may leak and could cause a fire
i n a collision. If you must transport fuel to
use for your lawn mower, snow blower, etc.,
be ve ry ca refu l and always observe loca l a nd
state laws rega rding the use, transpo rta tion
a nd stor age of su ch f uel con tainers. Make cer
t ai n t he co nta iner meets indus try standards
(A NSI/AS TM F8S2 - 86) .
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