Pontiac 1997 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 124

Up Shift Light (Manual Transaxle)
SHIFT
Fuel Gage
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This light comes on when
you need to shift to the next
higher gear. See "Manual
Transaxle" in the Index.
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 t a n k is
near EMPTY (E).
Here are four things that some owners ask about. None
of these show a problem with your fuel gage:
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0
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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 doesn't go back to EMPTY (E) when you
turn off the ignition.