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Latest generation Audi Models to prevent drivers filling wrong fuel

Drivers of 2011 Model Year Audi A4, A5 and Q5 TDI models will no longer have to face the inconvenient and potentially expensive consequences of accidentally filling with petrol thanks to a new preventative system built into the fuel filler neck.

The neck has been redesigned to incorporate contact points that open an internal fuel flap only when the larger diesel pump nozzle applies pressure on them. The smaller diameter petrol nozzles do not make contact, ensuring that the filler flap remains closed to prevent access to the reservoir.

Fuel filling mishaps have been known for many years, with around 150,000 drivers, according to research posted on the which4U website, breaking down each year with a fuel related incident. New car buyers swapping from petrol to diesel or vice versa can become common victims, going into auto-pilot and filling up with their former fuel type.
Drivers can easily be misled at the forecourt, with all pump placed next to one another. All it can take is a simple lapse in concentration and you could be left with a large bill to have your petrol tank siphoned.

This latest advance will of course be of particular interest to companies running vehicle fleets, but it will also provide reassurance for private customers making the switch from petrol, and those who aren’t the sole user of their car.

The newly equipped models in the A4, A5 and Q5 family will be joined by further Audi models in the near future as the system is gradually rolled out.

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