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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: P. Kennedy on September 30, 2007, 10:19:10 PM

Title: Remote fuel door?
Post by: P. Kennedy on September 30, 2007, 10:19:10 PM

I just discovered a broken-off plastic pin inside the fuel filler door body flap.  Do these cars have a remote fuel door release?  Where is it?  Is it spring loaded?  Couldn't find it on RealOEM.

Title: Remote fuel door?
Post by: ak96ss on October 01, 2007, 04:11:49 AM

Nope, they just have the electric release, it is not spring loaded.

It is located on the page for the central locking system.

Title: Remote fuel door?
Post by: P. Kennedy on October 01, 2007, 01:59:43 PM

OK thanks, but where is the release?

Title: Remote fuel door?
Post by: ak96ss on October 01, 2007, 03:37:48 PM

When you unlock your doors using the central locking system, the fuel door lock (which is located inside the trunk next to the fuel door) releases, letting you get in to fuel the car. When you lock the car using the central locking system, it pushes out a little pin that locks the fuel door shut.

If you need to get in to the fuel door and the release isn't working, you can reach through the little hole in the trunk liner and manually pull back the solenoid arm to release the fuel door.

If your fuel door doesn't lock at all, the central locking isn't working, the fuel door release isn't working, or the release is broken. Maybe that little pin you found?

Title: Remote fuel door?
Post by: P. Kennedy on October 01, 2007, 07:01:10 PM

Ah.  Ok.  Thanks for the explanation.  My central locking system is shot to hell.  I have back-burner plans to re-vamp the whole shebang.