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How do you open the gas tank on a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta?

I just bought a used 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, but this is the first vehicle I’ve owned that was built after the turn of the century and I don’t know how to open the fuel door. How do you open the gas tank on a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta?

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Andrew Biro · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
To open the gas tank on your 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, all you have to do is unlock the doors and push in on the rear center edge of the fuel fill door.
Once you release the door it should automatically pop open, revealing the gas cap, unscrew the gas cap and you’re all set to refuel.
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