Practical tips for car gas cap

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1. Which side of the car's gas cap?

Driving a strange car, suddenly having to go to the gas, you will not ask yourself a question in the car. Is the car's fuel tank cap on the left or on the right?

This can be found on the dashboard of the car, a gas gauge pointer, and a gas pump painted on the top, it is painted next to an arrow to the left or right, the direction the arrow points to represents the car fuel tank on which side of the automotive car. The picture below shows that the gas cap is on the right side of the car.

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2. Why do some autos have the tank cap on the left, while some cars have the petrol cap on the right?

In fact, it is for the protection of the driver. Because the early gas stations are not like now, and the road has a certain distance before the gas station is next to the road, the car stops against the road, and the fuel cap designed near the side of the road is for the safety of the driver refueling. In German regulations, the car is on the right, so the German fuel door is generally on the right; in Japanese regulations cars are on the left, so the Japanese fuel door cover is generally on the left side of the car.

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3. The hidden knowledge of car fuel tank cover

Fuel grade which car's engine is suitable for which kind of gasoline? The manufacturer has clear regulations, you know, if the gasoline is wrong, then it will affect the car's engine, especially the use of a high fuel consumption engine, plus low-priced gasoline, the so-called senior car is to eat rough food, in order to prevent owners and gas station staff from adding gasoline by mistake, the manufacturer deliberately puts on the auto fuel tank cap with a small label, for example, the car's engine uses 92 gasoline, please use 92 and the number above Gasoline, stick here then will be very conspicuous, open the lid to refuel then immediately can see.

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Tire pressure driving safety important, since needless to say, we are not too clear on this point, most models have a small label on the oil cap, clear the vehicle should be used for different loads of tire pressure value

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The drainage hole car tank mouth is designed diagonally, in order to solve the problem of rain and water, the car engine oil cap of the family car was designed drainage hole, and the role of this drainage hole is very big, the owner had better check regularly if this drainage hole blocked rain, it may enter the tank, that result, we all know, is very serious.

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4. The way to open the fuel filler cap

Generally, depending on the model, the way to open is different, under normal circumstances, divided into the following three ways to open.

❶Press to open the general compact family car, are using this way to open, relatively simple, and only after the vehicle is started or inserted the key, unlocked to open, otherwise, it can not be opened.

❷The car switch to open for the higher grade cars, set in the car button to open. There is a drawback, many people will forget to turn off the engine to refuel so the danger is very high. Be sure to turn off the engine to refuel.

❸The key to opening a lot of older cars is using the key to unlock the way to open the locking cap.


This Classic Cap flip fuel cap is designed to solve a problem.