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Refuelling the vehicle
WARNING Risk of fire or explosion from fuel

Fuels are highly flammable.

Fire, naked flames, smoking and creation of sparks must be avoided.
Switch off the ignition and, if available, the stationary heater, before and while refuelling the vehicle.
WARNING Risk of injury from fuels

Fuels are poisonous and hazardous to your health.

Do not swallow fuel or let it come into contact with skin, eyes or clothing.
Do not inhale fuel vapour.
Keep children away from fuel.
Keep doors and windows closed during the refuelling process.

If you or other people come into contact with fuel, observe the following:

Immediately rinse fuel off your skin with soap and water.
If fuel comes into contact with your eyes, immediately rinse them thoroughly with clean water. Seek medical attention immediately.
If you swallow fuel, seek medical attention immediately. Do not induce vomiting.
Change immediately out of clothing that has come into contact with fuel.
WARNING Risk of fire or explosion from electrostatic charge

Electrostatic charge can create sparks and thereby ignite fuel vapours.

Before opening the fuel filler cap or taking hold of the pump nozzle, touch the metallic body of the vehicle.

This discharges any electrostatic charge that may have built up.

Do not get into the vehicle again during the refuelling process.

Otherwise, electrostatic charge could build up again.

WARNING Risk of fire from fuel mixture

Vehicles with a diesel engine:

If you mix diesel fuel with petrol, the flash point of the fuel mixture is lower than that of pure diesel fuel.

While the engine is running, component parts in the exhaust system may overheat without warning.

Never refuel using petrol.
Never mix petrol with diesel fuel.
NOTE Do not use petrol to refuel vehicles with a diesel engine.
If you accidentally refuel with the wrong fuel:

  • Do not switch the ignition on. Otherwise, fuel can enter the fuel system.

    Even small amounts of the wrong fuel could result in damage to the fuel system and the engine. The repair costs are high.

Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Have the fuel tank and fuel lines drained completely.
NOTE Damage to the fuel system caused by overfilled fuel tanks.
Only fill the fuel tank until the pump nozzle switches off.
NOTE Fuel may spray out when you remove the fuel pump nozzle.
Only fill the fuel tank until the pump nozzle switches off.
Note Damage to painted surfaces due to fuel
Do not spill any fuel on painted surfaces.
ENVIRONMENTAL NOTE Environmental damage due to improper handling of fuel

If fuels are handled improperly, they pose a danger to persons and the environment.

Do not allow fuels to run into the sewage system, the surface waters, the ground water or into the ground.
Requirements:

  • the vehicle is unlocked.

  • the auxiliary heating is deactivated.

  • the ignition is switched off

  • the front left-hand door is open.

Do not get back into the vehicle during the refuelling process. Otherwise, electrostatic charge could build up again.

Observe the notes on operating fluids More.

Fuel filler flap
Fuel filler cap

The fuel filler flap is beside the front left-hand door when viewed in the direction of travel. The position of the fuel filler cap is also shown in the instrument display. The arrow on the filling pump specifies the side of the vehicle.

Open fuel filler flap .
Turn fuel filler cap anti-clockwise and remove it.
Close all vehicle doors to prevent fuel vapours from entering the vehicle interior.
Completely slide the filler neck of the pump nozzle into the tank, hook in place and refuel.
Fill the fuel tank only until the pump nozzle switches off.
Replace fuel filler cap and turn it clockwise.

You will hear a click when the fuel filler cap is closed fully.

Open the front left-hand door.
Close fuel filler flap .

Vehicles with a diesel engine and incorrect fuelling protector against refuelling with petrol: the filler neck is designed for refuelling at diesel filling pumps for passenger vehicles.

Vehicles with a diesel engine without incorrect fuelling protector: you can also refuel at a diesel filling pump for lorries.

If the fuel tank has been run completely dry, top up with at least 5 l of fuel.

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