2009 Pontiac G3 Owner's Manual - Page 153

Fuel Gage • The indicator moves a little when the vehicle turns a corner or accelerates. • The fuel gage indicator goes back to empty when the ignition is turned off. Low Fuel Warning Light United States Canada This light comes on when the vehicle is low on fuel. The fuel gage tells about how much fuel is left when the ignition is turned to ON/RUN. An arrow on the fuel gage indicates the side of the vehicle the fuel door is on. When the fuel tank is near empty, the low fuel warning light comes on. There is still a little fuel left, but the vehicle's fuel tank should be filled soon. Here are four things that some owners ask about. None of these show a problem with the fuel gage: The low fuel warning light comes on when there is approximately 1.7 gallons (6.0 liters) of fuel remaining in the tank. To turn the light off, add fuel to the fuel tank. See Filling the Tank on page 5-8. • At the service station, the gas pump shuts off before the vehicle's fuel gage reads full. • It takes a little more or less fuel to fill up than the fuel gage indicated. For example, the gage may have indicated the fuel tank was half full, but it actually took a little more or less than half the tank's capacity to fill the tank. 3-37