1994 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 94

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators This section describes the warninglights and gages that may be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you locate them. Warning lights and gages can signal that something is wroug before it becomes serious enoughto cause an expensive repair or replacement. Paying attentionto your warning lights and gages couldalso save you or others from injury. Warning lights go on when there may be D is a problem with oneof your vehicle's r functions. As you will see in the details on the next few pages,some warning lights come on brieflywhen you turn the ignition key just to let you know they're working. If you are familiar with this section, you should not be alarmed when this happens. Gages can indicate when there may be or is a problem with one of your vehicle's functions. Often gages and warning lights work together to let you know when there's a problem with your vehicle. When one of the warning lights comes on and stays on when you are driving, or when one of the gages shows there may be a problem, check the section that tells you what to do about it. Please follow the manual's advice. Waiting to do repairs can be costly -- and even dangerous. So please get to know your warning lights and gages. They're a big help. c Fuel Gage Your fuel gage tells you about how much fuel you have left, when the ignition is on. When the indicator nears "E" (Empty), you still have a little fuel left, but you should get more soon. Here are four things that some owners ask about. None of these show a problem with your fuel gage: At the service station, the gas pump shuts off before the gage reads "F" (Full). 93...