How to open fuel door on 2011?
02-17-2011, 11:48 PM
#31
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I was wondering how many 2010+ owners have spent time searching all around their gas stations looking for their gas caps!
The new capless system has won awards but there is a learning curve to a new system
The new capless system has won awards but there is a learning curve to a new system
02-18-2011, 06:16 AM
#32
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does it count as a learning curve when you have to learn to NOT do something?
02-18-2011, 09:38 AM
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No problem with somebody putting things into, or siphoning gas. Even though the door is easy to open, there is a locking mechanism in the filler tube and you cannot put anything in it except the gas filler spout. I didn't believe it at first, and tried to put my finger in the opening and sure enough the filler tube was sealed by a swivel plate. In case you haven't found it, there is a special plastic spout under the trunk mat with the spare. If you ever have to add gas from a can you need that plastic spout to open the filler tube.
I guess I had a good salesman as he went over all of this in the sales pitch, including how to open the door, and then he spent a good hour showing me how everything worked after I bought the car.
02-18-2011, 04:31 PM
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Just to update -
Ford does have what they call a locking fuel plug:
"Deter tampering and enhance your peace of mind with the available precision-fit Locking Fuel Plug. Easy on and off at the twist of a key. For use with the Easy Fuel™ Capless Fuel Filler System."
Ford does have what they call a locking fuel plug:
"Deter tampering and enhance your peace of mind with the available precision-fit Locking Fuel Plug. Easy on and off at the twist of a key. For use with the Easy Fuel™ Capless Fuel Filler System."
02-19-2011, 11:20 AM
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WTF Ford?
I had a guy offer me $5 if I could show him how to open the fuel door
on his brand new 5.0 at the gas station. Brains enough to earn enough
$$ to purchase a new 5.0 but not enough to allow him to figure out
how to operate it. I took the $5 and opened his glovebox, took out
his owners manual and handed it to him.
I then smiled and drove off hurriedly.
02-19-2011, 03:41 PM
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Putting a cap on a capless system?? Seems redundant to me.
WTF Ford?
I had a guy offer me $5 if I could show him how to open the fuel door
on his brand new 5.0 at the gas station. Brains enough to earn enough
$$ to purchase a new 5.0 but not enough to allow him to figure out
how to operate it. I took the $5 and opened his glovebox, took out
his owners manual and handed it to him.
I then smiled and drove off hurriedly.
WTF Ford?
I had a guy offer me $5 if I could show him how to open the fuel door
on his brand new 5.0 at the gas station. Brains enough to earn enough
$$ to purchase a new 5.0 but not enough to allow him to figure out
how to operate it. I took the $5 and opened his glovebox, took out
his owners manual and handed it to him.
I then smiled and drove off hurriedly.
Interesting that you would treat another Mustang owner that way. First, there is no reference in the owners manual to opening the door that I can find. Soooo...you just took his money. Or maybe you had no idea how to open the new ones.
Money to buy a car has nothing to do with intelligence......
02-19-2011, 07:05 PM
#38
Yep, there is a flaw with the manual. It does not anywhere describe that the gas door is opened by gently pushing in on it.
I know this from first hand experience because I wasted 15min reading the useless manual at a gas station for my very first gas fill-up.
If Ford in their infinite wisdom would have put in that simple instruction, that would not even take more than a quarter of a page to explain an draw a simple graphic, this entire thread would not even exist.
02-19-2011, 07:43 PM
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The other thing, the sales staff should be pointing out the features of the car. I told mine that there was really no need to as I have had a few.....and he proceeded to show me the new features which also included many of the older style items....followed by a statement....you know about that don't you. And yes, Ford should simply mod the manual with a stick on page. I think my '07 had a page with a change like that. The salesman stuck it in place once the car was sold.
02-19-2011, 07:52 PM
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^ what a GREAT idea.
At the front of each year's manual should be a page showing the changes on that Mustang over the previous versions.
Could be useful for the numerous repeat buyers of the Mustang.
At the front of each year's manual should be a page showing the changes on that Mustang over the previous versions.
Could be useful for the numerous repeat buyers of the Mustang.
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