The driver shared a photo of a small petrol pump symbol on their car's dashboard, explaining that they always thought that it was indicating which side of the car the petrol cap is one when it ...

A further comment came from another user: "That symbol just shows you which side the gas cap is on. You should not let your car get that low on gas because you could potentially run the fuel pump ...

A third response clarified: "That symbol just shows you which side the gas cap is on. You should not let your car get that low on gas because you could potentially run the fuel pump dry.

Article continues below A third replied: "That symbol just shows you which side the gas cap is on. You should not let your car get that low on gas because you could potentially run the fuel pump dry.

The findings suggest that either of the two symbols depicting cars would perform better than the one derived from the existing ‘petrol pump’ symbol. The latter, it indicates, is too easily ...