1997 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 129

Fuel Gage 0 9 1 Your fuel gage shows about how much fuel is in your tank. At the gas station, the fuel pump shuts off before the gage reads FULL (F). It takes more (or less) fuel to fill up than the gage reads. For example, the gage reads half full, but it took more (or less) than half ofthe tank's capacity to fill it. 0 a The gage moves a little when you turn, stop or speed up. You can use theDIC to display more detailed fuel information. Each time you press FUEL, one of the following will appear in the DIC. When theneedle approaches the red zone, RESERVE FUEL will appear on the Driver Information Center (DIC) display. When the needle approaches the"E", LOW FUEL will appear on the display. Press RESET to letthe vehicle know that you have acknowledged a DIC message(s). Pressing RESET will alsoturn off a DIC message but theLOW FUEL message will come on again in 10 minutes if you have not added fuel to the vehicle. Here are three concerns some owners have had about the fuel gage. All these situations are normal and do not indicate that anything is wrong with the fuelgage. 0 AVERAGE: The fuel economy calculated for the current tank of fuel, or since you last reset the display. INST The fueleconomy calculated for your current driving conditions. RANGE: The distance you can drive before refueling. BLANK: The fuelgage is displayed alone. 0 0 0 You should reset the fuel information display every time you refuel. To reset the display, press FUEL until AVERAGE appears. Then, press RESET on the DIC. 2-80