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Checking and refilling levels
WARNING
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Fuel is highly flammable and can cause
serious burns and other injuries.
–
Ne
ver smoke or come into contact with
sparks when filling the fuel tank of the
vehicle or a spare fuel canister with
fuel. This is an explosion hazard.
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Follow legal requirements for the use of
spare fuel canisters.
–
For safety reasons we do not recom-
mend carrying a spare fuel canister in
the vehicle. The canister could be dam-
aged in an accident and leak.
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If, in exceptional circumstances, you
have to carry a spare fuel canister, please
observe the following:
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Never fill the spare fuel canister inside
the vehicle or on it. An electrostatic
charge could build up during filling,
causing the fuel fumes to ignite. This
could cause an explosion. Always
place the canister on the ground to fill
it.
–
Insert the fuel nozzle into the mouth of
the canister as far as possible.
–
If the spare fuel canister is made of
metal, the filling nozzle must be in con-
tact with the canister during filling. This
helps prevent an electrostatic charge
building up.
–
Never spill fuel in the vehicle or in the
luggage compartment. Fuel vapours
are explosive. Danger of death.
CAUTION
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Fuel spills should be r
emoved from the
paintwork immediately.
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Never run the tank completely dry. Irreg-
ular fuel supply can cause misfiring. As a
result, unburnt fuel could enter the catalyt-
ic converter and cause damage.
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When filling the fuel tank after having run
it completely dry on a vehicle with a diesel
engine the ignition must be switched on for
at least 30 seconds before starting the en-
gine. Subsequently, when you start the en-
gine it may take longer than normal to start
firing (up to one minute). This is due to the
fact that the fuel system has to purge itself
of air before starting.
For the sake of the environment
Do not try to put in more fuel after the auto-
matic filler nozzl
e has switched off, this
may cause the fuel to overflow if it be-
comes warm.
Note
There is no emergency mechanism for the
manual release of the fuel t
ank flap. If nec-
essary, request assistance from special-
ised personnel.
Refuelling with natural gas
Fig. 265
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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.
R
ead the instructions on ho
w t
o use the natu-
ral gas pump carefully.
The vehicle is not prepared for refuelling with
liquefied natural gas (LNG)
›››
. Before refu-
elling with nat
ur
al gas, mak
e sure you add
the appropriate type of fuel
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page 298.
Opening the fuel tank cap
The natural gas filler mouth is behind the fuel
tank cap, next to the petrol filler mouth.
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Unlock the vehicle with the key or with the
central locking button situated on the driv-
er door
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