For 1990-2009 cars only
United States
Canada
When the ignition is on, the fuel gage shows how much fuel is left in the tank.
The gage will first indicate empty before the vehicle is out of fuel, the vehicle's fuel tank should be filled soon.
When the fuel tank is low on fuel, the FUEL LEVEL LOW message will appear on the Driver Information Center (DIC). For more information see DIC Warnings and Messages .
Here are some situations that may occur with the 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. |
| • | The gage goes back to empty when the ignition is turned off. |
