Fuel Filling Guidelines

The following guidelines can be suggested to customers who may express concerns of being unable to fully fill the fuel tank.

1. Insert the filler nozzle fully into the filler neck, positioning the hose and nozzle at right angles to the length of the vehicle. (While fuel flow should not be interrupted with the nozzle in other positions, the above is the preferred position).

2. Operate the nozzle trigger to the fully open position. Maintain full flow until the amount required has been dispensed, or until the nozzle shuts off automatically.

3. With a properly functioning nozzle, the vehicle tank should be full when the nozzle first clicks off. Do NOT attempt to overfill past this point. This can cause fuel spillage or create a danger from escaping fuel.

The remaining capacity of the fuel tank is needed to allow for expansion as the fuel temperature increases. Usually fuel supplied from underground storage tanks will be cooler than the highest daytime ambient temperature. As the fuel subsequently warms in the vehicle's fuel tank it will need to expand.

4. It may become necessary for the customer to change gas stations if persistent difficulty in filling occurs at the customer's usual station. Reaching a full tank condition may be affected by the fuel flow rates of different pumps, as well as the operation of the pump nozzles.