How to Pump Gas
Have you pumped gas into your car before? If you don't know how to pump gas into car on your own, it would be best to learn instructions for pumping gas safely. Do take all the necessary precautions to ensure car safety. Here's what you need to do.
Instructions for Pumping Gas into Car
- As you reach the gas station, take your car to the place where gas pumps are located and ensure that you drive your vehicle to make your car's tank face the gas pump.
- Make sure you pull up to the desired fuel grade.
- Turn off your car and move out of your vehicle.
- If you would be paying in cash, you need to pay for the amount of gas you need to fill in your gas tank.
- If you are going to make the payment using a credit card for the first time, you could ask the attendant to assist you.
- Payment procedure is simple, if you are paying by credit card or debit card. Just press, "pay at pump", "pay with card", "credit", "debit", otherwise press "pay outside". Once you insert the card, you just need to follow the instructions given on the screen.
- Use a key or the button to unlock the door of the gas tank of your car and open it.
- Now you need to remove the gas tank's cap and wear your gloves.
- Make sure you select the right type of gas, that is, regular, premium, super or diesel to prevent car problems.
- Now lift the handle of the gas hose and insert the nozzle into the gas tank of your car.
- You need to pump gas safely, so ensure that you have inserted the nozzle properly and push a little, so that the nozzle fits well into the tank.
- It's time to turn on the pump, so push the switch or button on the pump for the fuel you want for your vehicle. In case of any confusion regarding the switches, look for attendants and clear your doubts.
- Once the pump has been turned on, you would see numbers on the pump reset.
- As you pull the trigger on the nozzle, the gas will start flowing into the gas tank of your vehicle.
- Keep checking for the amount of gas flowing into the tank. After you have pumped the required amount of gas, you need to remove the nozzle.
- Take the gas hose out and hang it back to the station pump.
- While you do so, ensure that you don't fill the gas tank up to the brim, thereby causing gas to spill.
- Now you need to place the fuel cap back to close the door on the gas tank of your car.
- If you paid by credit card or a debit card, gas pump will beep and then you need to collect the receipt.
- There are several other features like enabling to wash windows, car wash and checking oil. You could check these out at the gas station.
- If you did not use credit or debit card for payment, you need to pay for the amount of gas you filled in your gas tank.
- Always avoid smoking while you pump gas at a gas station, this is a precautionary measure taken to avoid any mishap.
