Chevrolet 1997 Monte Carlo Owner's Manual page 118

Fuel Gage
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E
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Your fuel gage tells you
about how much fuel you
have left when the ignition
is on. When the indicator
nears
EMPTY (E),
you still
have a little fuel left, but
you should get more soon.
Here are some things owners ask about. All these
situations are normal and do not show a problem with
your fuel gage:
0
0
0
At the service station, the 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 it.
The gage moves a little when you turn a corner or
speed up.