For 1990-2009 cars only
United States
Canada
The fuel gage indicates about how much fuel is left when the ignition is turned on.
An arrow on the fuel gage indicates the side of the vehicle the fuel door is on.
The gage first indicates empty before the vehicle is out of fuel, and the vehicle's fuel tank should be filled soon.
When the fuel tank is low, the FUEL LEVEL LOW message appears in the Driver Information Center (DIC). See DIC Warnings and Messages for more information.
Here are some situations customers may experience 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. |
