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4-4. Refueling

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Driving

4-4.Refueling

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Close all the doors and windows, 
and turn the engine switch off.

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Confirm the type of fuel.

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Fuel types

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Fuel tank opening for unleaded gasoline

To help prevent incorrect fueling, your vehi-

cle has a fuel tank opening that only accom-

modates the special nozzle on unleaded 

fuel pumps.

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If the malfunction indicator lamp illumi-

nates

The malfunction indicator lamp may illumi-

nate erroneously if refueling is performed 

repeatedly when the fuel tank is nearly full.

Opening the fuel tank cap

Perform the following steps to open 
the fuel tank cap:

Before refueling the vehicle

WARNING

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When refueling the vehicle

Observe the following precautions while 

refueling the vehicle. Failure to do so may 

result in death or serious injury.

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After exiting the vehicle and before 

opening the fuel door, touch an 

unpainted metal surface to discharge 

any static electricity. It is important to 

discharge static electricity before refu-

eling because sparks resulting from 

static electricity can cause fuel vapors 

to ignite while refueling.

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Always hold the grips on the fuel tank 

cap and turn it slowly to remove it.

A whooshing sound may be heard 

when the fuel tank cap is loosened. 

Wait until the sound cannot be heard 

before fully removing the cap. In hot 

weather, pressurized fuel may spray 

out the filler neck and cause injury.

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Do not allow anyone that has not dis-

charged static electricity from their 

body to come close to an open fuel 

tank.

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Do not inhale vaporized fuel.

Fuel contains substances that are 

harmful if inhaled.

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Do not smoke while refueling the vehi-

cle.

Doing so may cause the fuel to ignite 

and cause a fire.

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Do not return to the vehicle or touch 

any person or object that is statically 

charged.

This may cause static electricity to 

build up, resulting in a possible ignition 

hazard.

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When refueling

Observe the following precautions to 

prevent fuel overflowing from the fuel 

tank:

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Securely insert the fuel nozzle into the 

fuel filler neck.

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Stop filling the tank after the fuel noz-

zle automatically clicks off.

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Do not top off the fuel tank.

NOTICE

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Refueling

Do not spill fuel during refueling.

Doing so may damage the vehicle, such 

as causing the emission control system to 

operate abnormally or damaging fuel 

system components or the vehicle’s 

painted surface.