Low fuel indicator
A yellow light that shows the fuel level is low.
Easily confused with
How to read it
The symbol is the front view of a fuel pump, as Canada's Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations describe it, and UN Regulation No. 121 sets the fuel level tell-tale as yellow. Toyota says the light indicates low fuel level.
Also searched as: fuel light, gas light.
Dashboard symbols vary by manufacturer. The vehicle's owner's manual or a qualified mechanic can say what a light means for a particular vehicle.
How many miles are left when the fuel light comes on?
It depends on the vehicle and how it is being driven. Ford's F-150 shows a low fuel reminder when its distance-to-empty estimate reaches 50 miles, and again at 25, 10 and 0 miles, and the manual notes that the reminder can appear at different fuel gauge positions depending on fuel economy. When the light comes on while driving, Ford's manual says to refuel as soon as possible, and Toyota's guide says to refuel the vehicle.
Look-alikes
The same fuel pump appears on the fuel gauge itself, often with a small arrow beside it that shows which side the fuel filler door is on.
Read next
- Next in Dashboard warning lightsFuel door arrowThe small arrow beside the fuel pump symbol on a fuel gauge. It points to the side of the vehicle the fuel filler door is on.
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The same shape elsewhere
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Sources
- Toyota Dashboard Symbols & Warning Lights Meaning, Toyota Motor North America (MyToyota)
- Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038): Identification of Controls, Tell-tales and Indicators, C.R.C., c. 1038, Schedule IV, s. 101, Government of Canada, Justice Laws Website, s. 101, Table
- Regulation No. 121: Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the location and identification of hand controls, tell-tales and indicators, UN Regulation No. 121, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (text published by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), Table 1
- 2020 F-150 Owner's Manual, Ford Motor Company, Instrument Cluster: Low Fuel Level Warning Lamp; Low Fuel Reminder
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