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Emptying fuel tank if it is less than 3/4 full
Emptying fuel tank if it is less than 3/4 full
–  Fold bench seat forwards.
–  Remove cover from fuel delivery unit.
  WARNING
Fuel supply line is pressurised. Wear eye protection and protective clothing to avoid possible injury and skin contact. Before loosening hose connections, wrap a cloth around the connection. Then release pressure by carefully pulling hose off connection.
–  Pull connector and fuel lines off flange.
  Note
Press buttons on hose couplings to do this.
   
–  Open locking ring using union nut tool -3217-.
–  Raise fuel delivery unit.
–  Insert extraction hose of fuel extractor -VAS 5190- as deeply as possible into fuel tank and extract fuel.
If fuel tank needed only to be emptied, install fuel delivery unit again → Chapter.
  A20-0106

Fuel delivery unit, fuel gauge sender > < Emptying fuel tank if it is more than 3/4 full