Fuel Gage; Low Fuel Warning Light - Chevrolet 2003 Silverado 1500 Pickup Owner's Manual

Fuel Gage
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When the ignition is on, the fuel gage tells you about
how much fuel you have left in your tank.
The gage will first indicate empty before you are out of
fuel, and you should get more fuel as soon as possible.
When the fuel tank is low the Low Fuel message will
appear. See Driver Information Center (DIC) on
page 3-50.
Here are some situations you may experience with your
fuel gage. None of these indicate a problem with the
fuel gage.
At the gas station, the fuel pump shuts
off
before
the 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 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 goes back to empty when you turn off
the ignition.
If you have a diesel engine, see Fuel Gage in the
Diesel Engine Supplement.
Low Fuel Warning Light
The light next to the fuel gage will come on briefly when
you are starting the engine.
This light comes on when the fuel tank is low on fuel.
To turn it off, add fuel to the fuel tank. See Fuel on
page 5-5.
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