When Fuel-Filler Lid Cannot be Opened; If Trouble Arises; When Fuel-Filler Lid- Page 453

When Fuel-Filler Lid

Cannot be Opened

If the battery is dead, the fuel-filler lid
cannot be opened.
In this case, the fuel-filler lid can be
opened by taking care of the dead battery
situation.
Refer to Jump-Starting on page 7-23.
If the fuel-filler lid cannot be opened even
if the dead battery situation has been
resolved, the electrical system may have a
malfunction.
In this case, the fuel-filler lid can be
opened using the following procedure as
an emergency measure.
1. Open the trunk lid.

Refer to Opening and Closing the
Trunk Lid on page 3-20.

2. Pull the center section of the plastic

fastener and remove the fasteners.
 

3. Partially peel back the cover inside the

trunk, then pull the emergency release
lever.
 

Emergency release 
lever

If Trouble Arises

When Fuel-Filler Lid Cannot be Opened

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