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Removing and installing tank flap unit > < Tank flap unit|Tools
Assembly overview - tank flap unit and actuator
   
Assembly overview - tank flap unit and actuator
  Note
t  If tank flap does not open, it can be opened by hand via the actuator -6-.
t  The control element -6- can be found in the side panel and is accessible by pulling off the luggage compartment trim.
1 - Tank flap unit
q   Removing and installing → Chapter
2 - Opening aid
3 - Bolt
q   Specified torque: 1.5 Nm
4 - Water drain hose
q   Routed between wheel housing and wheel housing liner
5 - Guide
q   With rubber grommet
6 - Actuator
q   Removing and installing → Chapter
q   Emergency release: from inside, push rod on control element upwards -arrow-
7 - Electrical connections

   

Removing and installing tank flap unit > < Tank flap unit|Tools