1997 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 124

Up Shift Light (Manual Transaxle) This light comes on when you need to shift to the next higher gear. See "Manual Transaxle" in the Index. Here arefour things that some owners ask about. None of these showa problem with yourfuel gage: 0 At the service station, the gas pump shuts off before the gage reads FULL (F). It takes a little more or less fuel to fill up thanthe gage indicated. For example, the gage may have indicated the tank was half full, but it actually tooka little more orless than half the tank's capacity to fill the tank. The gage moves a little when you turna corner or speed up. The gage doesn't go back to EMPTY(E) when you turn off the ignition. 0 SHIFT 0 Fuel Gage Your fuel gage tellsyou about how much fuel you is have left, when the ignition on. When the indicator nears EMPTY (E), you still have a little fuel left, but you should get more soon. An amber light will come on below the ak gage when the fuelt n is near EMPTY (E). W