Engine oil pressure gauge, Engine oil pressure, Gauge -12 – CHEVROLET 2012 Avalanche User Manual

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Chevrolet Avalanche Owner Manual - 2012 - crc 2nd edition - 11/7/11

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Instruments and Controls

When the fuel tank is low, the FUEL
LEVEL LOW message appears in
the Driver Information Center (DIC).
See Fuel System Messages on
page 5‑37
for more information.

Here are some situations customers
may experience with the fuel gauge.
None of these indicate a problem
with the fuel gauge.

.

At the gas station, the fuel pump
shuts off before the gauge
reads full.

.

It takes a little more or less fuel
to fill up than the fuel gauge
indicated. For example, the
gauge 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 gauge goes back to empty
when the ignition is turned off.

Engine Oil Pressure
Gauge

Metric

English

The oil pressure gauge shows the
engine oil pressure in psi (pounds
per square inch) when the engine is
running. Canadian vehicles indicate
pressure in kPa (kilopascals).

Oil pressure may vary with engine
speed, outside temperature and oil
viscosity, but readings above the
low pressure zone indicate the
normal operating range. When the
oil pressure reaches the low
pressure zone, the OIL PRESSURE
LOW STOP ENGINE message will

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