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Checking and refilling levels
WARNING
Refuelling or handling fuel carelessly can
cause an e
xplosion or fire resulting in serious
burns and injuries.
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Always make sure that you correctly close
the fuel cap to avoid evaporation and fuel
spillage.
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Fuels are highly explosive and inflammable
substances that can cause serious burns and
injuries.
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Fuel could leak out or be spilt if the engine
is not switched off or if the filler fuel nozzle is
not fully inserted into the tank filler neck
when refuelling. This could lead to a fire, ex-
plosion and severe injuries.
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When refuelling, turn off the engine and
turn off the ignition for safety reasons.
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Always turn off mobile telephones, radio
apparatus and other radio wave emitting
equipment before refuelling. Electromagnetic
waves could cause sparks and lead to a fire.
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Never enter the vehicle while refuelling. If it
is absolutely necessary to enter, close the
door and touch a metal surface before touch-
ing the filler nozzle again. This will prevent
the generation of static electricity. Sparks
could cause a fire when refuelling.
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Never handle fuel close to flames, sparks or
objects with slow combustion (e.g. ciga-
rettes).
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Avoid static electricity and electro-magnet-
ic radiation when refuelling.
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Obser
ve the safety regulations of the serv-
ice station.
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Never spill fuel on the vehicle or in the lug-
gage compartment.
WARNING
For safety reasons, SEAT does not recommend
c
arry
ing a spare fuel canister in the vehicle.
Fuel could be spilled and catch fire, above all
in case of an accident and this applies to a
full container as well as empty containers.
This could lead to explosions, fires and inju-
ries.
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Observe the following if you exceptionally
have to carry fuel in a canister:
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Never place a fuel container, to fill it, in-
side the vehicle or on the vehicle, for ex-
ample, in the luggage compartment. Fill-
ing in these circumstances could create
an electrostatic charge and spark that
could ignite fuel fumes.
–
Always place the canister on the ground
to fill it.
–
Insert the fuel nozzle into the neck of the
canister as far as possible.
–
If you are using a metal fuel canister, the
nozzle must always touch the canister
while it is being filled to avoid static elec-
tricity.
–
Follow the legal requirements for the use,
storage and transport of spare fuel canis-
ters.
–
Insur
e that the fuel container complies
with manufacturing standards, for exam-
ple, ANSI or ASTM F852-86.
CAUTION
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A
lwa
ys remove any fuel spilled anywhere
on the vehicle to avoid damage to the wheel
housing, the tyre and vehicle paintwork.
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Refuelling a petrol engine with diesel can
cause serious engine and fuel system dam-
age; the resulting malfunctions are not cov-
ered by the SEAT warranty. If you refuel with
the wrong type of fuel, never start the engine.
This applies to even the smallest amount of
the wrong fuel. Seek specialist assistance.
With the engine running, the composition of
the wrong fuel could significantly damage the
fuel system and the engine itself.
For the sake of the environment
Fuels can contaminate the environment. Col-
lect an
y spilt service fluids and allow a pro-
fessional to dispose of them.
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