2009 Saturn Outlook Owner's Manual - Page 166

3-44 Instrument Panel When the fuel tank is low on fuel, the FUEL LEVEL LOW message will appear on the Driver Information Center (DIC). For more information see DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-56. Canada Here are some situations that may occur with the fuel gage. None of these indicate a problem with the fuel gage. Fuel Gage Driver Information Center (DIC) Your vehicle has a Driver Information Center (DIC). The DIC displays information about your vehicle. It also displays warning messages if a system problem is detected. All messages will appear in the DIC display located at the top of the instrument panel cluster. The DIC comes on when the ignition is on. After a short delay, the DIC will display the information that was last displayed before the engine was turned off. The DIC also displays a shift lever position indicator on the bottom line of the display. See Automatic Transmission Operation on page 2-24 for more information. United States When the ignition is on, the fuel gage shows how much fuel the vehicle has left in the tank. An arrow on the fuel gage indicates the side of the vehicle the fuel door is on. The gage will first indicate empty before the vehicle is out of fuel, the vehicles fuel tank should be filled soon. • At the gas station, the fuel pump shuts off before the gage reads full. • It takes a little more or less fuel to fill up than the fuel 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 goes back to empty when the ignition is turned off.