Pansexual Iguana YSK that most car’s fuel gauges have an arrow that point to which side your gas tank is on.
SaturdaycatIts pretty funny - I learned this the last 2 years I was to own a gas operated car. I had always struggled with certain models on which side the gas tank was and would embarrassingly have to switch stalls when I came out to realize I was on the wrong side.
Now I just have to remember what side my charging port is on, passengers get the zap is how I remember
mem_somerville_kbinLOL, same here. Most of the time I knew, but in a rental car or something, I could never remember...
My charging port is in the front center now--and this is causing me problems with some street chargers because I can't get the cable far enough over. There's no arrow for that....
Ohh yeah that can be such a pain to maneuver on a street, that really sucks and I didn't think about that pain point with front charging cars! A leaf?
Yah, Leaf 2016 model. I got ticketed by the city for parking the wrong direction. I tried to explain to them that they chose to site the charger in a way that caused this problem, but they said they didn't care and don't do it....
BourbonLaserIs there something similar to the gas tank arrow on EVs? I never thought about it, but the charge ports are all over the place.
Haha not really, it's just a graphic with a plug image on the right side so that's some small indication
tinker_skyI don't own a car but drive a handful of times throughout the year using Zipcar. Since I rarely drive the same car this has helped so many times when pulling up to the gas station only to realize I have no idea which side the tank is on.
NumbersCanBeFun@Pansexual_Iguana This is great until you get used to it. I started relying on looking down at that instead of remembering which side of the car the tank was located on. I got a new car recently that doesn't have this indicator and I kept parking on the wrong side of the station because it wasn't there and I guessed.
Get a little sticker (if you can fit it) of an arrow to point the side you need
Good suggestion but it’s lease thankfully. I don’t like the car I just needed a SUV to fit my wheelchair. I don’t need the chair anymore so once I ride out the term I’m getting a plug in hybrid or an EV.
OstrichgrifSound like a big upgrade, congrats on your recovery!
Thank you friend 🍻
ℍ𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕪I have never seen one with an arrow. Here it is usually the side that the pump is on.
HarkMahlbergThe icon in my car has no arrow, and the pump on the icon is the wrong side of the vehicle...
SousaMy car has this, but a rental car I’ve recently didn’t. It was fun pulling up to the gas pump having no idea what side the tank was on and noticing there wasn’t any arrows.
It's usually on the side the handle on the symbol is if there isn't an arrow.
I completely missed that, it might have been the case for that car then.
SpaceCadet2000How can you not remember what side of the car the gas tank is on?
Do these people frequently get in on the wrong side of the car to drive it too?
CatarinalinaI was using this arrow more when I was driving different vehicles for work. We have two vehicles and each has the tank on the opposite side, so I had just trained myself to use the arrow now. Just something I had gotten used to doing I guess
hatterCorporate vehicle, borrowed car from a friend/family member, rent-a-car, etc.
Rental cars?
I also drive multiple cars, and only one is on the wrong side. So that one’s always fun.
Got really bad ADHD so short-term memory things like this are not something I can remember consistently. There are other factors like new drivers or how others have mentioned using multiple vehicles due to work or leasing.
_MoveSwiftlyCould you please add a "Why YSK:"? It's rule #2. Thank you. :)
That seems like a silly rule. So much of the time, like this, it's self-evident.
Hi sorry for that! I thought I added it to the body of the post my bad.
I learned this way too late in life.
I learned this way too late in life.
Another similar fact people learn late: the tabs on the ends of tinfoil/plastic wrap/parchment paper are there to push in and keep the rolls from coming out when you tear.
I like to refer to it as right-handed and left-handed gasoline.
I know this, but I still get confused. Is it pointing to the left, because my fuel tank is on the right and I should be left of the pump? Or is it pointing to the side my fuel tank is on?
Points to the side where You're supposed to fill up normally. Probably this does not apply to all manufacturers.
Yeah I think that's the thing, it's a standard that's not really standard.
Also there's usually a clip for your fuel cap on the inside of the flap
wiaMine doesn't even have a fuel cap. Lots of newer cars seal with the door only.
I think my Jeep has a cap holder but it doesn't work... It's not sized right or something. Probably not the OEM cap.
I have never seen such an arrow but does it even matter?
I just go to the 1st free pump, no matter which side. The hoses are made that long that you can fill in left or right. I just park a bit further ahead, so the hose can pass behind the car to the other side.
Technically, the gas tank is pretty much always in the middle
Driving rental cars for a couple of years for work, this was super useful
Yeah, but which of the two arrows though? The yellow one pointing to the right, or the white pointing to the left?
SagrotanYSK that YSK where it is.