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Practical tips
Refuelling with natural gas
Fig. 180
Open tank lid: gas filler mouth
1
, fill-
er mouth r
et
ainer
2
Before r
efuelling, the engine and the ignition,
mobil
e t
elephone and heating must be
switched off separately
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.
It is al
so essential t
o car
efully read the in-
structions for the natural gas pump.
The vehicle is equipped for refuelling only
with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
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.
R
efuelling with another t
ype of nat
ural gas is
not allowed, e.g. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
or hydromethane.
Opening the fuel tank cap
The natural gas filler mouth is behind the fuel
tank cap, next to the petrol filler mouth.
●
Unlock the vehicle with the key or with the
central locking button situated on the driver
door
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page 97.
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Press on the rear area of the flap and open
it.
Refuelling
Remark: If the ambient temperature is very
high, the natural gas pump protection against
overheating disconnects this automatically.
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Remove the plug from the gas filler mouth
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Fig. 180
1
.
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Connect the pump filling nozzle to the gas
fill
er mouth.
●
The fuel t
ank will be
full when the pump
compressor automatically cuts the supply.
●
If you wish to finish refuelling in advance,
press the button on the pump to stop the flow.
Closing the fuel tank cap
●
Check that the gas filler mouth retainer
2
is not trapped with the filler nozzle. If neces-
sary, pl
ace it in the fill
er mouth again.
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Insert the plug in the fill
er mouth.
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Close the tank flap. Make sure you hear it
click into place.
WARNING
Natural gas is a highly explosive, easily
flammable subst
ance. Incorrect handling
of the natural gas can cause accidents se-
rious burns and other injuries.
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Before refuelling with natural gas, the fill-
ing mouth must be correctly engaged. If
you can smell gas, stop refuelling immedi-
ately.
WARNING
The vehicle is not prepared to use liquefied
nat
ural gas (LNG) and this fuel must not be
added under any cir
cumstances. Liquefied
natural gas can cause the natural gas tank
to explode, resulting in serious injury.
Note
●
The filling nozzles of nat
ural gas pumps
can differ in the way they are operated. If
you are unacquainted with the pump, it is
advisable that a member of staff of the
service station performs the refuelling op-
eration.
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Noises heard when refuelling are normal
and do not indicate the presence of a fault
in the system.
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The vehicle natural gas system is pre-
pared both for refuelling with a small com-
pressor (slow refuel) and a large compres-
sor (fast refuel) in natural gas service sta-
tions.
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