Pontiac Sunbird Owner's Manual page 93

Features & Controls
Warning L; ights,
Gages
and
Indicators
This section describes the warning lights
and gages that
may be
on your vehicle.
The pictures will help you locate them.
Warning lights and gages can signal that
something is wrong before it becomes
serious enough to cause an expensive
repair or replacement. Paying attention
to your warning lights and gages could
also
save you or others from injury.
Warning lights go on when there may be
or is a problem with one of your
vehicle's functions. As you will see
i n
the
details on the next few pages, some
warning lights come on briefly when
you turn the ignition key just to let you
know they're working. If you are
Eamiliar with this section, you should
not be alarmed when this happens.
Gages can indicate when there may be
or is a problem with one of your
vehicle's functions. Often gages and
warning lights work together to let you
know when there's a problem with your
vehicle.
When one of the warning lights comes
on and stays on when you
are
driving,
or when one of the gages shows there
may be a problem, check the section
that tells you what to do about it. Please
follow the manual's advice. Waiting to
do repairs can be costly-and even
dangerous. So please get t o know
your
warning lights and gages. They're a big
help.
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Fuel Gage
When the ignition is
on,
your fuel gage
tells
you about how much fuel you have
left. When the indicator nears
E
(Empty),
you
still
have a little fuel left, but you
should get more soon.
Hem are four things that some owners
ask about. None of these show a
problem with your fuel gage:
At the gas station,
the
gas pump shuts
off before the gage reads F (Full).
It takes a little more or less fuel to fill
up than the gage indicated. For
example,
the
gage may have indicated
the t a n k was half full, but it actually
took a little more or less than half the
tank's capacity to f d the tank.