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Originally Posted by PropellerHead
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Thanks for posting that info.
And may I add...remember that the RANGE may vary or as some have testified...go into negative numbers...but this can be due to other factors like speed, driving conditions, terrain etc.
When the low fuel warning light illuminates...as stated in the info from the owners manual...you can have 2 or 2.5 gallons of fuel remaining in the tank...or approx 30-50 miles of fuel left (depending on engine and current changes or status of MPG vs MPH). Consider what your current gas consumption is (MPG)...versus your speed (MPH) and how that my change or remain the same.
If you're on the highway...steady speed,no braking...but then turnoff into city/urban traffic/driving conditions, the MPG/MPH will naturally lower and RANGE will decrease.
But you also have the bifurcated gas tank with its fuel level sensors that are sending data...that can be changing due to fuel splashing over to or away from the fuel syphon jet/pickup inside the tank...as well as fuel movement affecting the fuel level sensors as the terrain changes from level to tilted sidewaysor uhill/downhill:
(also know that the e53 gas tank is not only bifurcated (two sides)...but the left side is bigger than the right side...and again, gas can slosh around while driving...away from or to the syphon jet...which can change the RANGE displayed...which why its a good idea to refuel soon after the low fuel light illuminates...or before it illuminates)
{e53 gas tank - left side bigger than right side}
