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A C C E S S
                 FUEL TANK 
  
Capacity  of  the  tank:  approxi- 
mately 60 litres.   
  Low fuel level   When the minimum level in the 
tank  is  reached,  this  warning 
lamp  on  the  instrument  panel 
comes  on,  accompanied  by 
an audible warning and a message on 
the multifunction screen.  
   W h e n   i t   fi   r s t   c o m e s   o n ,   a r o u n d   7   l i t r e s   
of fuel remain in the tank.  
 Refuel as soon as possible to avoid  
running out.   
 Additions  of  fuel  must  be  of  at  least  
5  litres  to  be  taken  into  account  by 
the fuel gauge.   The  petrol  or  Diesel  engine  of  your 
 v e h i c l e    i s    fi   t t e d    w i t h    a    c a t a l y t i c    c o n -
verter,  a  device  which  helps  to  re-
duce  the  level  of  harmful  emissions 
in the exhaust gases.  
  
For  petrol  engines,  unleaded  fuel  
is obligatory.   
   T h e    fi   l l e r    n e c k    i s    n a r r o w e r ,    p e r m i t -
ting unleaded petrol only. 
   O p e n i n g    t h e    fi   l l e r    c a p    m a y    r e s u l t  
in  an  inrush  of  air.  This  vacuum  is 
entirely  normal  and  results  from  the 
sealing of the fuel system.  
   
     Press  on  the  the  control    A ,  situ-
ated  on  the  control  panel  on  the  
 r i g h t   h a n d   s i d e .   T h e   f u e l   fl   a p   a u -
tomatically opens up. 
  
     Take  care  to  select  the  pump 
that  corresponds  to  the  correct 
fuel type for your vehicle. 
  
     Introduce the nozzle so as to push 
in the metallic gate valve   B.  
  
     Make  sure  that  the  nozzle  is 
pushed  in  as  far  as  possible 
before  starting  to  refuel  (risk  of 
blowback). 
  
     Maintain this position throughout 
the refuelling operation. 
  
        P u s h   t h e   f u e l   fl   a p   t o   r e c l o s e   i t .       
Fuel cut-off switch   
 Your vehicle is equipped with a safe-
ty device which cuts off the fuel sup-
ply in the event of a collision.  
  Refuelling    
 I f   y o u   a r e   fi   l l i n g   y o u r   t a n k   t o   t h e  
top, do not persist after the third 
cut-off;  this  could  cause  your 
vehicle to malfunction.   
 After  switching  off  the  ignition,  the 
control    A   is  active  for  only  a  few 
minutes.  If  necessary,  switch  on 
the ignition again to reactivate it.  
  
If  you  have  put  in  fuel  that  is  
wrong  for  your  vehicle,  it  is  es-
sential  to  have  the  tank  drained 
before you start the engine.