2003 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 156

2003 Chevrolet Corvette Manual

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Press RESET to acknowledge a DIC message(s). Pressing RESET will also turn off a DIC message but the LOW FUEL message will come on again in 10 minutes if you have not added fuel to the vehicle. Here are five things that some owners ask about. All these things are normal and do not indicate that anything is wrong with the fuel gage. At the gas station, the gas pump shuts off before the gage reads F (full). 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 of the tank's capacity to fit it. You can use the Driver Information Center (DIC) to display more detailed fuel information. Each time you press FUEL, one of the following will appear in the Driver Information Center (DIC). e AVERAGE: The fuel economy calculated for the current tank of fuel, or since you last reset the display. 0 INST (Instant): The fuel economy calculated for your current driving conditions. RANGE: The distance you can drive before refueling. 0 The gage pointer may move while cornering, braking or speeding up. e 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 Driver Information Center (DIC). The gage may not indicate E (empty) when the ignition is turned off. The gage reading may change slightly within the first several minutes after starting the vehicle. 3-43

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Press
RESET to acknowledge
a
DIC message(s).
Pressing
RESET will also turn
off
a
DIC
message but
the
LOW
FUEL
message will come
on again in
10
minutes
if
you
have
not
added fuel to the vehicle.
Here
are
five things that
some
owners
ask about.
All
these things are normal and
do
not indicate that
anything is wrong with the fuel gage.
e
At the
gas
station,
the
gas
pump shuts
off
before
the
gage
reads
F
(full).
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 of the tank’s
capacity to fit it.
The
gage pointer may
move
while cornering,
braking or
speeding
up.
The
gage
may
not indicate
E
(empty) when the
ignition is turned
off.
The
gage
reading
may
change slightly within the
first
several
minutes
after starting the vehicle.
You
can
use the Driver Information Center
(DIC)
to
display more detailed fuel information. Each time you
press FUEL,
one of the following will appear in the
Driver Information Center (DIC).
e
AVERAGE:
The fuel economy calculated for the
current tank of fuel, or since you last reset the
display.
0
INST
(Instant):
The fuel economy calculated for
0
RANGE:
The distance you can drive before
your current driving conditions.
refueling.
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 Driver
Information Center
(DIC).
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