Fuel supply system - Petrol engines

Assembly overview - fuel tank, vehicles with four-wheel drive

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Assembly overview - fuel tank, vehicles with four-wheel drive
1 - Breather line

To activated charcoal filter

Do not kink

Clipped onto fuel tank

To pull off, press release button on connection.

Connect so it engages audibly

Press in again and then pull to check that plug-in connector is correctly engaged
2 - Breather line

To activated charcoal filter

Do not kink

To pull off, press release button on connection.

Connect so it engages audibly

Press in again and then pull to check that plug-in connector is correctly engaged
3 - Bolts

20 N·m

4 - Fuel tank

Removing and installing → Chapter

5 - Securing strap on left
6 - Bolt

20 N·m

7 - Nut

For heat shield

2 N·m

8 - Heat shield

For fuel tank

9 - Securing strap on right
10 - Bolt

20 N·m

11 - Fuel line

To engine.

Do not kink

Clipped onto fuel tank

To pull off, press release button on connection.

Connect so it engages audibly

Press in again and then pull to check that plug-in connector is correctly engaged
12 - Fuel pump control unit -J538-

Removing and installing → Chapter

13 - Bolt

8 N·m

14 - Cap

Screw in until engages audibly

Secured to tank flap unit by means of retaining strap.

15 - Bolt

For securing fuel filler neck.

For diverting electrostatic charge

8 N·m

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