• pulsewidth@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Does the screen at least have some other functionality - like telling you when the tank is full, or something?

    Or is it just a little digital billboard of sadness.

    (Edit) - dunno why so many people feel the need to give ‘um actually; that’s redundant’ replies when none actually answer my question - I still don’t know if it only displays ads.

    Gonna answer all questions at the same time instead of sending three identical replies:

    To this day many (perhaps even most) people still don’t know that petrol tanks in vehicles require some air space at the top to allow room for fuel expansion and vapours - and that you should definitely stop filling at the first click.

    Overfilling by continuing after the first click often leads to liquid fuel getting into the charcoal canister or fuel tank breather. A reminder to stop filling on the little screen could be beneficial.

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      4 days ago

      Surely the haptic feedback of the pump cutting out that already exists when the tank is full is more than enough?

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      4 days ago

      Why would you need it to tell you when it’s full? If it mirrored the screen of the main pump it would at least let you see how much you’ve pumped/how much it’ll cost, without needing to turn around, which is a tiny benefit but not zero. But I can’t see any benefit in it just telling you “your tank is full now”, as though the fact that it stops pumping doesn’t do that for you more effectively.

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        4 days ago

        I know some people that have never filled a tank to the top, they always just put a specific amount of money worth of fuel in. Every time I filled up when I had a motorcycle I would fill it until no more would fit because not filling it to the top just means I need to visit petrol stations more often.