E53 X5 Fuel Gauge Markings?
 

Im sure this has been asked before
Sadly, i may have even read the answer but i've forgotten.

What does the 20, 40, 60, 80 markings on the Fuel Gauge represent?

I thought it may have been "Litres of Fuel", but as i can easy fit more than 90 litres of Diesel in my X5, then the 80 at the Full mark, is kind of pointless.

Any ideas?

I always thought it was litres.

On mine, when I put in 90L, it doesn't move for the first 10L or so, so the numbers sort of match the litres left.

Maybe a percentage of full?

Ah ok, that makes sense.
Out of interest, what size are our tanks in the E53 3.0 Diesels?

I Googled and got a figure of 93 Litres, makes sense from economy calculations i've made.

I think they are all 93L, no matter which engine.

I've always worked on 93L for my diesel.

Most I have put in has been a bit over 90L when the distance to empty was maybe 20km I think.

Always funny to see the distance to empty hit 999km each time I fill it.
Sometimes takes over 100km for it to drop below 999km as well. :wow:

Exactly!
I filled up yesterday and got 91 litres in.

I did a test yesterday with cruise control set for 100k's on dead flat road
The Odometer got to 173k's before the Range moved off 999km.

Ironically, when i slowed down for a road work section at 190Km on the Odometer, the range went back to 999km

So guess its is safe to say, we get 1100k's from a tank, maybe 1180k's if you are brave.
A lot of my driving was done at 110km/h (GPS set) so it was 118ks indicated on the Speedo
Im not sure what the most economical driving speed is, perhaps its 85km/h?? Im not sure, but you'd go a long way.

Travelling at 90-100kph on flat-ish roads I've seen nearly 300kms on the full tank before the range drops below 999kms.

Not sure I'd like to try for 1300kms range but it seems almost possible. ;)

what's a litre and kph?

jkkkk

Just something the rest of the world use as reference for volume and distance :)

i'm aware.....hence the jk part lol.