Instruments and Controls 117Fuel GaugeBase LevelUplevel Balanced ConfigurationWhen the ignition is on, the fuelgauge indicates about how muchfuel is left in the tank.There is an arrow near the fuelgauge pointing to the side of thevehicle the fuel door is on.When the indicator nears empty, thelow fuel light comes on. There still isa little fuel left, but the vehicleshould be refueled soon.Here are four things that someowners ask about. None of theseshow a problem with the fuel gauge:. At the service station, the fuelpump shuts off before the gaugereads full.. It takes a little more or less fuelto fill up than the gaugeindicated. For example, thegauge may have indicated thetank was half full, but it actuallytook a little more or less thanhalf the tank's capacity to fillthe tank.. The gauge moves a little whileturning a corner or speeding up.. The gauge takes a few secondsto stabilize after the ignition isturned on, and goes back toempty when the ignition isturned off.Engine CoolantTemperature GaugeBase Level