Pontiac 1996 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 121

Passlock Warning Light Fuel Gage
THEFT
SYS
This light will come on
briefly when you turn the
key towards the START
position. The light will stay
on until the engine starts.
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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. An amber
light will come on below the
gage when the fuel tank is
near EMPTY
(E).
If the light flashes,. the Passlock system has entered a
tamper mode. If the vehicle fails to start, see "Passlock"
in the Index.
If the light comes on continuously while driving and
stays on, there may
be
a problem with the Passlock
system. Your vehicle will not be protecteil by Passlock,
and you should see your dealer.
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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 b'efore
the gage reads FULL (F).
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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
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or less than half the tank's capacity to fill the
tank.
The gage moves a little when you turn
a,
corner or
The gage doesn't go back to EMPTY (E) when you
speed up.
turn off the ignition.
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