Chevrolet 1997 Malibu Owner's Manual page 121

Fuel Gage
Your fuel gage tells you
about how much fuel you
have left, when the ignition
is on. When the indicator
nears EMPTY (E), the light
will come
on
and you will
hear a chime. 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 FULL
(F).
It takes
a
little more or less fuel to fill up than the
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 or
speed up.
The gage goes back to EMPTY (E) when you turn
off the ignition.
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