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For 1990-2009 cars only

United States


Object Number: 1864327  Size: A2

Canada


Object Number: 1864328  Size: A2

When the ignition is on, the fuel gage tells you about how much fuel is left in the tank.

When the indicator nears empty, the low fuel light will come on. There is still a little fuel left, but you should get more soon. See Low Fuel Warning Light for more information.

Here are four things that some owners ask about. None of these mean a condition exists with the fuel gage:

    • At the service station, the fuel pump shuts off before the gage reads full.
    • It takes a little more or less fuel to fill up than the 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 moves a little when you turn a corner or speed up.
    • The gage takes a few seconds to stabilize after the ignition is turned on, but itl goes back to empty when the ignition is turned off.

For fuel tank capacity, see Capacities and Specifications .

United States


Object Number: 1897500  Size: A2

Canada


Object Number: 1897499  Size: A2

When the ignition is on, the fuel gage shows about how much fuel is in the fuel tank.

When the indicator nears empty, the low fuel light will comes on. There still is a little fuel left, but you should get more soon. See Low Fuel Warning Light for more information.

Four things that can happen but do not mean the fuel gage is not functioning properly are:

    • At the service 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 indicates.
    • The gage moves a little when the vehicle turns a corner or accelerates.
    • The gage takes a few seconds to stabilize after the ignition is turned on, and goes back to empty after the ignition is turned off.

For the fuel tank capacity, see Capacities and Specifications .