Fuel light

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Fuel light

Post by miketree » Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:25 am

I have a 1999 Suzuki Vitara.

Fuel gauge works OK, but is there a warning light when level gets low?

I don't know how accurate it is yet :er:
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Re: Fuel light

Post by Darrell » Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:20 pm

I can't see a warning light in the workshop manual circuit diagrams. This manual is a 1994 print so the later ones may have one ?
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Re: Fuel light

Post by ScottieJ » Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:33 pm

My old vit didn't have one but that was a 93 model.
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Re: Fuel light

Post by turbo-tom » Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:43 pm

just looked on some wiring diagrams (what the college has) and i couldnt find anything about warning lights on pre 1999 ones
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Re: Fuel light

Post by miketree » Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:48 pm

Ta,

So unless someone comes on and says 'My Vit has a light' i will assume there isn't one.

Maybe it was an option ;)
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Re: Fuel light

Post by donkeychomp » Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:55 pm

Nope, no warning light at all...which is a bit silly really.
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Re: Fuel light

Post by Jordi » Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:41 pm

Suzuki. When it's empty it's empty.

My sister had a 54 jimny. When the fuel light came on you had about 600yds.

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Re: Fuel light

Post by miketree » Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:46 pm

:bawling: At least she had a light
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Re: Fuel light

Post by ScottieJ » Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:55 pm

Jordi wrote:Suzuki. When it's empty it's empty.

My sister had a 54 jimny. When the fuel light came on you had about 600yds.

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Re: Fuel light

Post by dan_2k_uk » Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:36 pm

Ive had a few cars like that with a "You're f#@%ed light"

My trucks light starts flickering at half a tank from all the bouncing and slowly the time its on and off starts to change untill its on most of the time and flickering off occasionally.

When its static on I start to worry. :)
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