I don't know if this is absolutely true, but in my experience it is. 100%.
I have been driving over 4 decades. You would think I would have notice the little secret on my dash that was staring me right in the face the whole time. I didn't and I bet you probably haven't either.
Quick question, what side of your car is your fuel tank? If you are anything like me, you probably can't remember right away. My solution is to uncomfortably stick my head out of the window, strain my neck and look. If you don't do this in your own car, you definately have done it in a borrowed or rental car.
Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to share with you my little secret, so you will no longer look like Ace Ventura on your way to the petrol station, or put your neck at risk of injury.
If you look at your fuel guage, you will see a small icon of a fuel pump. The handle of the fuel pump will extend out on either the left or the right side of the pump. If your tank is on the left, the handle will be on the left. If your tank is on the right, the handle will be on the right (see photo above). It's that simple!
I don't know how you feel right now, but when I found out I felt cheated!
Why don't the dealers share such important information with car buyers? I don't understand why this isn't in the drivers manual. I don't get why any mechanic I have ever been to, or know, has even thought of mentioning it to me. The only possible explanation can be that all these people probably don't even know!
Go out and share the worlds best kept auto secret with your friends as this is information way too important to be kept secret.