Originally Posted by
howahya
I once had myself and the gas attendant frantically looking for the gas tank release lever all over a rental car. I was in rural, Appalaichian Ohio and the phone service was spotty but I was finally able to check online since there was no owner's manual in the car. Ahem.... it was not a locking fuel door!
I had a rental car that I couldn't find the gas tank release--but it was locking.
I finally figured it out--it was part of the door locking system. Doors locked, gas door locked. Doors unlocked, you could open it easily.