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I sold my 280 107 chasis and bought a 560 sl and have no books on it and I have searched for this silly question but, I can not open the gas door!! Help I am on empty! where is the latch? I picked it up and went straight to gas station and had to come home without. I dont want to force it but my 280 was manual just push. This one surely has a latch it is firm! Thanks Mike Warren

[maheath]

Push on the forward end of the door, it pivots open.

Yes thats how my other one was, this one has a latch controlled from some where in the car. I can see the latch and vac. line but not the release

[maheath]

There's not a latch on mine, but there is a big red button in the trunk behind the fuel filler door that I've never figured out it's use.

[Jerry Hudson]

Your fuel door locks when you lock the doors and trunk. It has a small shaft that slides through a slot on the fuel door. It sounds like the locking device is stuck. Try applying pressure on the fuel door and lock and unlock the door a few times. this may free it up.. Good luck.

[maheath]

Looking at the Chassis and Body manual, the big red button I mentioned is the fuel filler flap actuator, part of the central locking system. I can't find where it says anything about what happens when you press the button. You might try doing that to see if it frees you flap.

I also can't seem to find anything about how to manually release the flap, but I also don't have my Maintenance Manual with me, maybe it's in there.

Have you tried the owner's manual?

thanks you guys for the help. It is stuck and I can open it through the trunk untill I can get the vac line repaired. By the way, What a difference between the 107 280 I had and this 560!!