# Topping off an Alfa Romeo Stelvio when refueling **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** alfaromeo\ **Created:** [February 19, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topping-off-an-alfa-romeo-stelvio-when-refueling/158862 "2020-02-19T17:25:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topping-off-an-alfa-romeo-stelvio-when-refueling/158862/1 "2020-02-19T17:25:25Z")
We frequently remind people here not to top off the gas tank after the nozzle shuts off. However, while looking at the Alfa Romeo Stelvio owner’s manual online (in response to another topic), I happened to notice the following instructions in it: > To ensure that you fill the tank completely, top off twice after the first click of the fuel nozzle. Further top-off could cause faults in the fuel feeding system. I’ve never seen a statement like this in an owner’s manual before, so I thought this was an interesting item to share. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topping-off-an-alfa-romeo-stelvio-when-refueling/158862/2 "2020-02-19T18:12:02Z")
Odd and interesting. I haven’t heard of it either. ---
**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topping-off-an-alfa-romeo-stelvio-when-refueling/158862/3 "2020-02-19T18:35:51Z")
The tanks on newer cars have been redesigned to compensate for EVAP flooding. Supposedly topping off is now ok. But I still always stop on the first click. ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topping-off-an-alfa-romeo-stelvio-when-refueling/158862/4 "2020-02-19T18:51:47Z")
Is it one of the systems that doesn’t have a gas cap? or perhaps Alfas are striving to be even more…unique? ---
**Author:** ![tom418](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@tom418](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tom418)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topping-off-an-alfa-romeo-stelvio-when-refueling/158862/5 "2020-02-19T21:35:02Z")
What tcmichnorth said. I always stop at the first click. I don’t think one can get a full gallon in between the first and second “clicks”, and I always refuel when down to 1/4 tank., so why push it? ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topping-off-an-alfa-romeo-stelvio-when-refueling/158862/6 "2020-02-19T21:40:50Z")
After the first click, I always go up to the next 25 cent increment. That extra pint (or less) of fuel never hurt anything. Might be a different story if fuel ever gets back down to 50 cents a gallon again. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topping-off-an-alfa-romeo-stelvio-when-refueling/158862/7 "2020-02-20T02:57:11Z")
That is sort of unusual advice to give in an owner’s manual. I wonder if it was translated from Italian to English and in the process some of the original meaning got lost. Sort of like when you read a user’s manual for an imported electrical tool and it says “remove the cord from the spark when not in use”.