Not sure if this is common knowledge or not. Why YSK it’ll save you the guessing game of which side your gas tank is on when pulling up to a gas station.
YSK that most car’s fuel gauges have an arrow that point to which side your gas tank is on.
3 years ago by Pansexual Iguana to c/youshouldknow
Saturdaycat 11 points 3 years ago
Its 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
Pansexual_Iguana 8 points 3 years ago
I learned this recently. I would end up circling the gas pumps trying to remember if it was right or left. It wasn’t until the person who was on the pump beside me, who also saw me do this circle before getting it right, told me about this feature. I remember telling a friend of mine about it and they told me that they already knew, but no one ever told me about it. Glad to know I’m not the only one who would have to play the guessing game of “which side is the gas tank”.
mem_somerville_kbin 4 points 3 years ago
LOL, 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....
Saturdaycat 2 points 3 years ago
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?
mem_somerville_kbin 4 points 3 years ago
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....
BourbonLaser 3 points 3 years ago
Is there something similar to the gas tank arrow on EVs? I never thought about it, but the charge ports are all over the place.
Saturdaycat 3 points 3 years ago
Haha not really, it's just a graphic with a plug image on the right side so that's some small indication
oxideSeven 1 point 3 years ago
Mine 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.
Spacecraft 1 point 3 years ago
My truck has a fuel cap, but also has an electronic door. A little annoyed they didn’t go in the door sealing it direction lol. Also yeah my cap doesn’t really fit in the holder, didn’t with my last vehicle either.
8to32characters 2 points 3 years ago
psst... the little white one. We don't judge.
ImTiagoSousa 9 points 3 years ago
My car has this, but a car I’ve recently rented 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.
ImTiagoSousa 5 points 3 years ago
I completely missed that, it might have been the case for that car then.
timelighter 2 points 3 years ago
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.
RattlerSix 6 points 3 years ago
Technically, the gas tank is pretty much always in the middle
bloodsangre7 5 points 3 years ago
Driving rental cars for a couple of years for work, this was super useful
Hellstormy 5 points 3 years ago
I have never seen one with an arrow. Here it is usually the side that the pump is on.
HarkMahlberg 2 points 3 years ago
The icon in my car has no arrow, and the pump on the icon is the wrong side of the vehicle...
desmondjones 3 points 3 years ago
Get a little sticker (if you can fit it) of an arrow to point the side you need
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Ostrichgrif 4 points 3 years ago
Sound like a big upgrade, congrats on your recovery!
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thesanewriter 4 points 3 years ago
Yeah, this fact is really useful when driving someone else's car.
_MoveSwiftly 3 points 3 years ago
Could you please add a "Why YSK:"? It's rule #2. Thank you. :)
TheTetrapod 5 points 3 years ago
That seems like a silly rule. So much of the time, like this, it's self-evident.
Pansexual_Iguana 4 points 3 years ago
Hi sorry about that! Thought I had it in the text body my bad. Just added it in.
Chup 2 points 3 years ago
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.
8to32characters 2 points 3 years ago
I was like 2 years ago old when I found that out, and that was in my 40's! I still tell people and they're like 'OK Gramps!' and I don't care!
bl4ckblooc 2 points 3 years ago
My 2003 BMW does not have this, however the gas tank is on the same side as the fuel nozzle in the picture on my gauge.
SuperCooch91 2 points 3 years ago
This is going to change my life next time I have to rent a car.
dustedhands 1 point 3 years ago
Did you know that in Project Zomboid... aw shit wrong community.
SpaceCadet2000 1 point 3 years ago
How 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?
AttackBunny 7 points 3 years ago
Rental cars?
I also drive multiple cars, and only one is on the wrong side. So that one’s always fun.
Catarinalina 6 points 3 years ago
I 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
Pansexual_Iguana 2 points 3 years ago
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.
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