The fuel supply line is under pressure! Wear eye protection and protective clothing to avoid injuries and skin contact. Before loosening hose connections, wrap a cloth around the connection. Then release pressure by carefully pulling hose off connection.
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Pull return line -1-, supply line -2-, fuel line for additional heater (if fitted) -3- and 4-pin connector -4- off fuel delivery unit flange.
Note
Press buttons on hose couplings to do this.
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Loosen union nut using union nut tool -3217-.
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Raise sender flange.
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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, reinstall sender flange → Chapter.