Fuel Tank, Draining When More Than 3/4 Full

Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required 

• Fuel Extracting Device :VAS5190 

-- Follow all safety precautions. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .

-- Follow the guidelines for clean working conditions. Refer to PARKING/AUXILIARY HEATER AND FUEL SYSTEM CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .

-- Attach the Fuel Extractor Unit ground cable to an ungrounded area on the body.

-- Remove the cone piece -2- from the shaft piece -1- on the Fuel Extracting Unit :VAS5190  .

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-- Make a marking -arrow- on the hose 1180 mm from the end of the suction hose.

-- Use duct tape.

-- Open the fuel filler door.

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-- Remove the locking cap -arrow- from the fuel filler tube.

-- Remove the locking cap -arrow- from the fuel filler tube.

-- Attach the shaft piece -1- from the Fuel Extracting Device :VAS5190  to the filler neck on the fuel tank.

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-- Slide the suction hose into the fuel tank far enough so the mark applied earlier -arrow- is aligned with the shaft piece -1-.

NOTE:

There is a ball valve -2- located at the lower end of the filler neck in the fuel tank -1- that must not be damaged by the suction hose -3-. Only side the hose in as far as the marking that was made earlier -arrow-.

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-- Drain the fuel tank as much as possible through the filler tube.

-- Remove the extracting hose carefully.