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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
–  Remove the rear seat → Bodywork, interior fitting work; Rep. gr.72
–  Remove cover of fuel delivery unit.
  WARNING
Fuel supply line is pressurised. Wear safety goggles and appropriate clothing to avoid injury and contact with skin. Before loosening hose connections, wrap a cloth around the connection. Then eliminate the pressure by carefully separating the pipe.
–  Pull connector and fuel lines off flange.
  Note
Press buttons on hose couplings to do this.
   
–  Open the sealing ring using the fuel gauge spanner -T10202-.
–  Lift sender flange.
–  Insert the suction hose of the fuel extractor -VAS 5190- as far as possible into the fuel tank and extract the fuel.
If fuel tank needed only to be emptied, reinstall sender flange.
  N20-0638

Rules for cleanliness > < Emptying fuel tank if it is more than 3/4 full