mpg on 3.0 and auto lights

[x5-in-uk]

Hello new member from the uk ,my name is john and i imported a 3.0 x5 from usa,i am only getting 16 mpg when driving very carefully and 10 when using mr paddle shifts excellent mod steering wheel.
Also i have the auto light on the car (not standard in uk) and the lights are on all the time,where is the sensor .
Also every time half way through a tank of petrol ses lights up
any help would gratfully recieved

[bozo]

Originally Posted by x5-in-uk

Hello new member from the uk ,my name is john and i imported a 3.0 x5 from usa,i am only getting 16 mpg when driving very carefully and 10 when using mr paddle shifts excellent mod steering wheel.
Also i have the auto light on the car (not standard in uk) and the lights are on all the time,where is the sensor .
Also every time half way through a tank of petrol ses lights up
any help would gratfully recieved

What year is the X? 16mpg with careful driving seems pretty low..I usually get around 19-21. How many miles on it? Oil change maybe?!

[x5-in-uk]

thanks for reply 2002 63K,would an oil change make so much difference?

[DecimusMaximus7]

Mine gets 18 according to the OBC, also has 60k miles. Just had an oil change a month ago and gas mileage did not change any.

[demondali]

Originally Posted by x5-in-uk

Also i have the auto light on the car (not standard in uk) and the lights are on all the time,where is the sensor .

Are you referring to you headlights coming on everytime you start the car? This is an option with the keyfob memory. Ask you BMW dealer to change the settings so lights dont automatically come on when you start. They can do this. Usuall factory default is off.. but your setup my be set to active.

[x5-in-uk]

sorry to be a pain first day and all but do all x5 come with rain sensors for auto wipers

[HBERBOUT123]

MINE 2005 3.0 4000 mile i get only 12-14 full tank last to 336 mile

isit normal

[X5Sport]

Just a thought. Is your car calibrated for UK Gals if you imported it. US Gal is smaller than a UK Gal.

I have a 2005 3.0D Sport with auto headlights and auto wipers amongst the list of toys. Sensor for both is inside the windscreen on the back of the mirror mounting and sits against the inside of the glass.

[x5-in-uk]

is the us mile the same as the uk?
i did conversion from us to uk to get 16 it show 14.5 on obc

[somewhereinla]

A U.S mile is the same as a U.K mile (imperial mile) which is 1.6 km. What I think the problem might be is the gas / catalyst converter. I don't think the gas in Europe is the same as in the U.S, in fact I am pretty sure of it... I took delevery of a BMW at the Munich Factory years ago for import in the U.S and the catalys converter was changed upon arrival to meet the U.S standard. The car might have to be reprgramed as well, to match the U.K petrol.