As for 'when to fuel up', I disagree, for two reasons." 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 ...

Their advice was clear: "In a lot of cars the arrow by the fuel pump on your dashboard tells you which side the fuel cap is on the car for when you to fill up." Article continues below But car ...

how much fuel is in its tank, what doors are open, and so on. Your car interprets these messages through symbols. One common dashboard signal is the triangle with an exclamation mark at the center.

As for 'when to fuel up', I disagree, for two reasons." 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 ...

As for 'when to fuel up', I disagree, for two reasons." 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 ...