1993 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 98

Features & Controls or is a problem with oneof your and gages thatmay be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you locate them. vehicle's functions. Often gages and warning lights work together to let Warning lights and gages can signal that know when there's a problem with you your something is wrong before it becomes vehicle. serious enoughto cause an expensive When one of the warning lights comes repair or replacement. Paying attention are to your warning lights and gages could on and stays on when you driving, or when oneof the gages shows there also save you or others from injury. may be a problem, check the section Warning lights go on when there may be that tells you what to do about it. Please or is a problem with one of your follow the manual's advice. Waiting to vehicle's functions. As you will see in do repairs can be costly-and even the details on the next pages, some dangerous. So please get to know your few warning lights come on briefly when warning lights and gages. They'rea big you turn the ignition just to let you key help. know they're working. If you are familiar with this section, you should not be alarmed when this happens. may This section describesthe warning lights Gages can indicate when there be Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators Fuel Gage When the ignition ison, your fuel gage tells you about how much fuel you have E (Empty), left. When the indicator nears you still have a little fuel left, butyou should get more soon. Here are four things that some owners ask about. Noneof these show a problem with your fuel gage: At the gas station, the gas pump shuts off before the gage reads (Full). F It takes a little more or less fuel tofdl up than the gage indicated. For example, the gagemay 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.