How To Open Fuel Door / Gas Tank on Jeep Grand Cherokee (2011-2021)

How To Open Fuel Door / Gas Tank on Jeep Grand Cherokee (2011-2021) – The Grand Cherokee is an SUV of the American car brand Jeep. Five generations of the Grand Cherokee have entered the market since production began in 1993.

The latest version of the vehicle has both interior and design updated. In the technical field, he has also made a lot of progress compared to his predecessors. The new Jeep Grand Cherokee has an eight-speed automatic transmission, and all blocks are equipped with extra power.

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How To Open Fuel Door / Gas Tank on Jeep Grand Cherokee (2011-2021)
2011-2021 Models (WK2)
Emergency Gas Tank Release
2021-2022 Models (WL)

How To Open Fuel Door / Gas Tank on Jeep Grand Cherokee (2011-2021)

Each generation of the Jeep Grand Cherokee has a different fuel door-opening method. Some use the buttons; it is also sufficient to press the lid. Depending on your vehicle model years, here are a few ways to open the gas tank or fuel door:

2011-2021 Models (WK2)

It’s actually quite easy to open the gas tank cap on this vehicle because you just need to press a button with the gas station icon located under the headlight switch. The fuel door will open and allow you to fill up the fuel.

Emergency Gas Tank Release

If needed, there is also an emergency release located under the storage container in the rear, left-hand side of the cargo area. Follow the instructions below to do it:

Open the trunk door
Remove the left rear storage bin

Find and then pull the release cable to open the fuel door

2021-2022 Models (WL)

Time needed: 1 minute

Unlike the previous model, this new model (2021 2022) does not have a button in the car to open the gas tank cap. Here’s how to open the fuel door:

Turn off the car
Keep the vehicle in PARK and unlock the car
Get out of the vehicle and find the fuel door
The fuel door is located on the left side of the vehicle
Push and release the center-rear edge of the fuel door
It will pop open and allowing you to refuel the car

This way should apply to the fourth and fifth generations of the Jeep Grand Cherokee (2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 model years). Hopefully, the article How To Open Fuel Door / Gas Tank on Jeep Grand Cherokee (2011-2021) can solve your problem. Good Luck!

Nick

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DrCamera says:

October 14, 2022 at 6:55 am

Nothing worse than pulling up to the pump and the gas tank access door is stuck....Arghh...
But Nicks clear, concise answer saved tthe dy..... Thanks Nick.