Operation Manual

Fuel
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Empty fuel tank
DO NOT RUN THE FUEL TANK DRY!
In the case of Tdi diesel models, qualified
assistance may be required to prime the fuel
system before the engine can be restarted.
Td5 diesel engine vehicles
In the case of Td5 vehicles,carry out the
following procedure:
1. Turn off the starter switch and wait for 15
seconds.
2. Turn the starter key to position ’II’ and
wait for 30 seconds.
3. Turn off the starter switch.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 six times.
4. Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
5. Keeping the pedal depressed, start
cranking the engine.
6. Continue cranking the engine and as soon
as the engine is running on all cylinders,
ease the accelerator pedal back to
approximately halfway through its travel,
and release the starter key. The engine
should now be running.
7. If the engine fails to start, repeat the
process.
During the above procedure, the fuel pump
will be heard to operate (priming the engine).
This noise is not a cause for concern.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The engine must NOT be cranked for
more than 20 seconds in any one period.
If the above procedure is carried out on a
vehicle that has NOT run out of fuel, it will
result in the engine flooding with fuel and
failing to start.