On Thu, 6 Apr 2006 00:43:11 -0400, "Ray Cassick \(Home\)"
> wrote:

>According to my manual...
>
>"When the low fuel message is displayed, you may have less than 1.5 gallons
>of fuel left."

Looks like "may" might be the factor here. I personally don't like
letting my tank get down too low, 1/4 tank I refill. But this is a
personal choice.

later,

tom @ www.CarFleaMarket.com



>
>"blah blah" > wrote in message
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>> In article >, sturg57
>> @sbcglobal.net says...
>>> On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:23:30 -0400, Tom The Great >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:04:28 GMT, teem > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>On my 03 Ion,it seems the low fuel chimes on earlier than it
>>> >>should,can it malfuntion that much?.Maybe needs a factory re set?.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Might want to post what is 'early'.
>>> >
>>> >hth,
>>> >
>>> >tom @ www.NoCostAds.com
>>> well,i'm going to post when should it go off?.less than a gallon in
>>> the tank?.
>>
>> There is no way the fuel gage can read that little amount of fuel nor
>> can your car stay running on that amount. Are you trying to destroy your
>> fuel pump as quickly as possible? The best and safest time to fill you
>> gas tank is when it reaches a quarter of a tank, not at an eighth of a
>> tank. No such thing as an early indicator from what I've seen. I'm
>> guessing yours goes off after a quarter tank has been reached.
>