A fuel tank for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one fuel delivery pump arranged in the fuel tank inside a surge tank provided therein, at least one suction jet pump fed from the feed of the fuel delivery pump for filling the surge tank or for draining at least one further volume arranged inside the fuel tank or formed by the fuel tank into the surge tank or into the volume of the fuel tank in which the surge tank is arranged. The fuel tank according to the invention is characterized in that at least one suction jet pump is connected, in that it takes fuel alternately, depending on the tank fill level, from several volumes arranged or formed inside the fuel tank or it can be operated intermittently depending on the tank fill level.