When The Tank Is Less Than 3/4 Full

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-- Remove the rear seat bench. Refer to "Rear Seats" in Removal and Installation .

-- Remove the cover from the fuel delivery unit.

WARNING:

The fuel supply line is under pressure. Always wear protective eyewear and protective clothing to prevent injuries and fuel from coming in contact with your skin. Wrap a cloth around the connection before disconnecting a fuel hose. Then release pressure by carefully pulling hose off connection.

-- Disconnect the connector and fuel lines from the flange. Disconnecting the couplings, refer to COUPLING, DISCONNECTING .

-- Remove the lock ring using the wrench T10202.

Fig 1: Identifying Lock Ring And Wrench -T10202-

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-- Raise the fuel delivery unit.

-- Insert the suction hose for the fuel extracting device VAS 5190 as far as possible into the fuel tank and extract the fuel.

If the fuel tank only needed to be drained, reinstall the fuel delivery unit. Refer to FUEL DELIVERY UNIT/FUEL LEVEL SENSOR .