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    4. : Why won't the fuel tank cap of the Volkswagen Polo open?

Why won't the fuel tank cap of the Volkswagen Polo open?
Years 2009-2017

Answer

The malfunction in question has two main causes: the breakdown of the electrical device that controls its opening, or the sensor that controls its closure and communicates with the centralized locking system's control unit being broken.
Posted on: 27 May 2023 by ScegliAuto

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