How to Fill a Gas Tank at Half Tank
With gas prices fluctuating---and sometimes skyrocketing---these days, it's hard to know when prices will be reasonable. When gas prices are high, filling up your tank halfway allows you to get around town until the prices come down and you can fill up again. Filling your tank halfway also helps you save money without forking over unnecessary cash when prices go up. If you use your car on a regular basis as a primary form of transportation, filling your tank half-full will become a reasonable and standard activity.
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Instructions
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Locate your car manual and use the table of contents or index page to find the section on your car's gas tank. This section will tell you how many total gallons your gas tank holds.
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Continue to drive your car until the "empty light" fuel gauge warning comes on. Typically, your car will have a safety net of two to three gallons of gasoline when the empty light alights.
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Drive to the nearest gas station to fill up your tank.
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Subtract two gallons from the total amount of gasoline your car tank holds and divide that number in two. This is the quantity of gas you will want to fill your car with in order for your tank to be half-full.
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Uncap the gasoline tank cap on your car.
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Select the grade of gasoline from the gas tank kiosk. Most cars take unleaded fuel.
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Put the nozzle of the gas pump into the car gas tank and squeeze the handle to fuel. Monitor the pump as it fills gas into your vehicle and release the nozzle handle when the gas fills to the halfway quantity for your car.
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When the quantity of gas pumped approaches the halfway quantity for your car, slow to single hand pumps instead of steadily holding down the gas pump to give you more control of stopping the gas flow on the exact halfway point.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep your car manual handy in the car for easy reference. The glove compartment is a good storage space.
Stake out a number of gas stations within a close proximity to your daily route to make filling up efficient and convenient.
Take notice of changing gas prices to save money from one station to another.
Heed written warnings posted at the gas pump.
