fuel tank capacity OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1996 Owners Manual

Fuel Gage
*y l/2
%
_E
FUEL
Your fuel gage tells you about how much fuel you have
left (when the ignition
is on). When the gage first
indicates
EMPTY (E), 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:
0 At the service station, the gas pump shuts off before
0 It takes a little more or less fuel to fill up than the
the
gage reads
FULL (F).
gage indicated. For example, the gage may have
indicated the tank was half
full, but it actually took a
little more or less than half the tank’s capacity to fill
the tank.
The gage moves a little when you turn a corner,
brake or speed
up.
0 The gage doesn’t go back to EMPTY (E) when you
turn
off the ignition.
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