Most of you guys are familiar with Honda/Acura cars where if you fail to tighten the gas cap properly you get a check engine light, right?

The bad thing is, when you get the check engine light you don't know whether its just something simple like you forgot to tighten the gas cap or something possibly more serious.

Well a certain company recently added a "Check Filler Cap" light to their dash cluster so you know if you didn't tighten the gas cap all the way.

2 cookies for the first person that can identify that "certain company".

 

BMW??? or Audi???

 

Its gotta be KIA!?!?!?!?

 

I wouldn't be surprised if it was Kia, considering they offer a great car for po' people - where else can you get a V6, A/C, power everything, etc, for like $12k and 10 year /100k warranty or whatever they offer. They've got a great thing going there - I hope they succeed with it.


So who is it?

 

I think some BMW's have had that message for years now.

 

I just tighten my cap EVERY time so I don’t have to worry about such nonsense.

Shawn S

 

One turn and 3 clicks is all you need....

Smitty

 

Although there are those of us in wacky states like Oregon where you can't fill up your own gas, and are not always paying enough attention to make sure the attendant tightens it enough. So that light would be useful. Now if I could just get him to stop dripping the gas all over my car when he removes the nozzel.

 

so who is it?

 

That’s understandable.
AND one of the reasons I never stop for GAS when I’m in New Jersey.

Shawn S

 

I've had to stop for gas a couple of times. I didn't like it at first but man is it nice! Only thing i hate is having to TIP :thumbsdn:

 

Yes, listen for the click-click-click, then no more worries ..

 

TIP? A GASMAN? HELL NO.


I'm forced to have them do it fuck that. I have NEVER tipped a gasman.

 

"Bayrische Motorenwerke," AKA "Bavarian Motor Factory."

 

wow you guys are such pussies where you cant even fill up your own gas....

j/k

 

Spoken like a true out-of-stater.

Man you don't tip them. Sheeeit.

(I grew up in NJ.)


I've considered standing out there next to them so when he pulls the nozzle out I can put a paper towel under it to catch any drips from hitting my car, but then I realized that'd look really really gay.

 

I may not pump my own gas but then again I don't drag people out of their vans and beat them to death

 

Must be us filling up our own gas that drives us to do crazy shit like that.

Im not surpised it happened though.

 

And who else would forget to tighten the gas cap?

 

WTF BNut... You gonna tell us, or let us argue about gas caps and tipping??? :P

 

I'm gonna go with BMW.

 

OK Bnut, let's have it....

 

I make a point of getting gas in NJ whenever possible. Around the Philly bridges it's generally a nickel to a dime cheaper. I've never had a problem with the gas cap yet. However, the gas cap on my 99 SHO just recently caused the CE light to come on and was replaced on warranty.

 

It's Ford F-150

 

really...our Ranger doesnt have it then It's a 2002.

then again... maybe it does, I'm just not one to forget something like that

 

Hmm, I just ran across an article about it on the web. Maybe it's on all Ford trucks. I should have said it this way: It's standard on but not only 2002 Ford F-150 trucks.

 

LOL, I was trying to build up the suspense.

Yes, its BMW! (Although other companies may have the same type of light)

I was reading through my owners manual and realized their was a supplemental insert about the "Check Filler Cap" light.

I just thought it was kinda neat since we get quite a few questions about that very same thing on the Accord message boards.

 

Read the manual.... hmm i should try that.. cuz if i did i would have known the damn answer.

 

have you figured out how to set your clock yet?

most bmw owners drive around with the wrong time cuz their too lazy to RTFM

 

 

haha true that!! My dealer set my time for me...

 

My salesguy was nice and showed me how to set mine!

 

are u serious?
you tip them?

im from jersey and the only tip they get from me is "if Bin Laden does something else you better leave town"....and another time i have to go to the gas station is when they forget to put the cap back on and just close the latch and i only notice it later on, oh yeah i realy want to give them a tip then....tip of my shoe up their ass that is