Here are some situations you may experience with your
fuel gage. None of these indicate a problem with the
fuel gage.
At the gas station, the fuel pump shuts
off
before
the gage reads full.
It takes a little more or less fuel
to
fill
up than the
fuel gage indicated. For example, the gage may
have indicated the tank was half full, but it actually
took a little more or less than half the tank’s
capacity to
fill
the tank.
ignition.
The gage goes back to empty when you turn off the
Low
Fuel
Warning Light
The light next
to
the fuel gage will come on briefly when
you are starting the engine.
This light comes on when the fuel tank is low on fuel.
To turn it
off,
add fuel to the fuel tank. See
Fuel
on
page
5-5.
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