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I managed 20 years of driving without seeing the arrow, probably because I was never looking for it? I heard it mentioned on a radio show once but they said th

• masklinn 10y ago
  > I managed 20 years of driving without seeing the arrow, probably because I was never looking for it? Or because most cars historically haven't had it. I've only seen it in relatively recent cars (last 5 years maybe?) and even then not on all of them. > I heard it mentioned on a radio show once but they said the side the tank filler was on corresponded to the nozzle on the pump icon - no mention of an arrow. That one's not actually true, at least not consistently. Sometimes it works sometimes it does not so it's useless. The arrow, when present, is always correct.
  • ajdlinux 10y ago
    It may not have been used as consistently, but I've definitely seen the indicator arrow on cars that are over 25 years old.
  • theandrewbailey 10y ago
    I have a 2006 Chevy Impala, and the arrow is there. I had it for about two years before reading about the arrow and never noticed ("saw") it, but now it's the first thing I notice when looking at another car's instrument panel.