Anyone know how difficult to operate the red drawstring emergency filler cap release should be. I have one that seems impossible to pull without breaking the rope...
The red drawstring works but you most likely won't hear anything click or pop when you pull it and when you do pull it, it doesn't actually move very far so it can seem like nothing happened.
To see it in action, do this simple test; unlock the car, open the boot, lock the car (the blinkers will flash a lot because its trying to tell you something is wrong, in this case the boot is still open).
Now try opening the fuel filler door, you'll see that it is locked as the car is still locked. Now pull the red drawstring firmly and try to open the fuel filler door again, you'll see it can now be open.
My guess is, the red drawstring is only there as a backup IF the fuel filler door locking solenoid is malfunctioning or no longer working.
