higgledy
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Can anyone get the fuel cap to sit on the fuel door while refueling as shown in the user manual? Mine always falls off.
Fuel cap
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TDI smile
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- 2002 TDI (ALH) with 513,000 km. First Owner and very happy... No Problems, never left us stranded on the Highway. Average useage is about between under 4 ltr. and 5 ltr. Normal longdistance travel: 4.1/100
Sits perfect on my car.
PTH
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I've managed to get it to balance there for one or two seconds, but then it falls off. It seems safer just to carefully let it rest backwards against the side of the car. The fuel cap rest on my wife's Corolla is the only thing about her car that I prefer to my Golf.
meerschm
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- 2009 Jetta wagon DSG 08/08 205k buyback 1/8/18; replaced with 2017 Golf Wagon 4mo 1.8l CXBB
Success depends on which way the tether is twisted. I can get mine to stay ok.
cspradlin
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Mine sits perfectly.
Fantasiamon
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Sometimes. Sometimes not.
Recently I've given up.
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higgledy
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Anyone who can get it to stay could you post a pic especially of the tether?thanks
higgledy
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Can you describe the correct tether twist? I got mine to stay the first re-fuel but never since then. It bugs the crap out of me.
higgledy
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Here is a link to the user manual https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A55ON9t3tqjIV
TDI Kovács
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I just set it on top of the gas pump while I'm refueling, don't want to chance scratching the paint. 
flyboy320
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The day I brought my car home from the dealer, I cut the tether off....
dmarsingill
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I just let it hang. Diesel doesn't kill the paint like gasoline. I don't have any scratches either.
Donald
Donald
TDIAustin
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Let it hang after trying it a few times. No big deal either way.
meerschm
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- Joined
- Apr 18, 2009
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- Fairfax county VA
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- 2009 Jetta wagon DSG 08/08 205k buyback 1/8/18; replaced with 2017 Golf Wagon 4mo 1.8l CXBB
One thing to note, is that the plastic around the cap should rotate freely. I could see if it sticks, it might want to twist the cap off.
higgledy
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Thanks meechum
CA2NCTDI
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That's the way I put mine and it works fine never had a problem.