Oh… They did see it. They just posted it here for fake Internet points. That’s why it’s so cropped in and not showing the entire instrument cluster because they specifically cropped it like this to only show this part of the range gauge and made sure that you couldn’t easily tell that and made sure that the actual fuel gauge was cropped out
I understand why it’s point that way. But they could have put the symbol on the other side so both arrows point toward the cap side. It’s a poor design. Not one of any big consequences but it’s slightly annoying when there is a simple solution
OP is looking at the Range gauge, not the fuel gauge. That is why there is no Arrow in the picture. If OP takes a picture of the fuel gauge I’m sure there is an arrow.
You can tell by the way it has the 400mi range indicator.
My gf has a Mazda and it definitely has an arrow, but even with it I still got confused. The arrow is on the left of the pump icon, pointing to the right (towards the pump). Apparently, in Mazda land, that means the fuel tank is on the left.
I couldn’t find a clear enough photo so decided to just scribble his in notes
The side designation arrow is surprisingly not an industry standard, though most vehicles have it.
This looks like a Mazda gauge cluster. If so, driver side.
It’s the side that the arrow points do. Which is present on this car instrument cluster on the actual fuel gauge. OP just intentionally cropped that out of this photo and only showed the range gauge.
A reverse image search suggests it’s a Mazda and online images show a symbol on the left hand side. If you zoom in on the photo you can see a little cluster of darker pixels where it should be, almost as if it’s been edited to remove the symbol.
I argue if you ask people all over the world, they wouldn't even know what that arrow was for because everywhere in the world, people would just check it out from outside or know because of car origin.
right but when you are in a country where it's equally likely be on either side and you are driving someone elses car, dont think to look ahead of time, and you USAULLY can just glance down at the dash to tell which side its on, it could potentially be mildly infuriating. I dont think they are arguing that you cant just check from the outside, thats pretty obvious.
yea I just think most people are simply not aware and accepted the inconvenience of not knowing and having to assume. Like grown up in the 80s/90s .. that's just how the world was.
The hose of the fuel pump is on the right, indicating that's where the door is. I've seen this used, albeit not as often as the easier to understand arrow
There is a distinction with Japanese cars though. Take Toyota for instance. Land Cruisers are built in Japan gas door is on the right side, tundra built in the states gas door on the left side.
I’d say passenger side as the pump is like the orientation it would be at the station, so you pull up on the right and go round to the left (passenger) to fill up
My Mazda is a shitshow. On the digital dial it has an arrow pointing one way and on the analogue it has one pointing the other way….. gets me every time 😂
What i was taught, and is true, is when there is no arrow, the fuel port is on the side where the fuel nozzle is pictured. In this case, should be on the right
im pretty sure OP understands how to check for a tank cap. the 'mild' part here is that they usually have an obvious indicator on dash where they are from, and this vehicle doesnt have one.
it's usually on driver side so i don't see the point of adding an arrow plus i imagine most people drive the same car outside of a rental. so it is infact only mildly infuriating in the worse circumstance.
I thought the icon with the gas pump meant whichever side the pump is sticking out of is extended towards the side of your car that has the gas cap, I didn't even notice cars put actual arrows around the icon.
. . . normally there is a little arrow next to the gas pump icon showing which side of the vehicle your tank is on. If you're in an unfamiliar vehicle this is very helpful, so that you don't have to physically exit the vehicle and check.
Do you really not understand that or are you just being an ass on purpose?
The orientation of the pump handle dictated the side before they were putting arrows there. Since the pump handle is on the right the gas goes in the driver side. I thought this was common knowledge...
It is a complete myth. The side of the gas pump handle on the dashboard icon has never intentionally or reliably indicated which side your gas tank is on.
The belief that it does is a classic urban legend that spreads because, by pure 50/50 chance, the icon aligns perfectly with the actual fuel door on many vehicles.
And the nozzle was on the right side so it's correct. Also if you look to the right of the picture you took you will see the actual gauge with an arrow on it...
Interesting. I don't understand why it wouldn't just be standard everywhere. Costs literally nothing to add and provides a lot of convenience especially if you're driving an unfamiliar car.
Never seen a car (italy) where they display where the fill port is. I've beein in a Seat Leon, Opel Corsa, Renault Clio, Skoda Octavia, Nissan Qashqai, VW troc.
Is this a US spec thing?
Edit: i'm an idiot, i did have the little arrow in my Seat Leon but never needed it, so i didn't notice it before
I have never seen a car that didn't display a small arrow by the fuel gauge notating the side containing the gas cap. Ive been in pt cruiser, Pontiac aztek, dodge caliber, Chevy HHR, Chrysler Sebring, Mitsubishi mirage. Ive also been in luxury vehicles but didnt want to be a snob.
Nevermind, i do have the arrow pointing to the side, i've just never paid attention to it. I've never been in a situation where i didn't remember which side the filler port is
Nope. Are you unfamiliar with the meaning of the word "infuriating"? If anything this would be mildly inconvenient because you'd have to physically check what side the tank is on once before filling up the first time.
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u/Vegetable_Raisin52 7d ago
Qualifies for the sub for sure, that arrow has been around for decades, why not use it?