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Old Jun 21st, 2005, 01:59 AM   #18 (permalink)
slhaas
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Originally Posted by sukebegigi
Doesn't matter. First off, you shouldn't count on that system to tell you how much fuel you have because it simply isn't accurate. My Spec V actually has a distance to empty display which is somewhat useless if taken literally. The second issue is running low on gas. I won't make a comment but I wouldn't recommend having this as a driving habit.
It isn't my habit, but I'm curious about it. I wanted to know what my actual range is on a full tank. I've waited until I thought it was a completely empty tank (on E and the light had been on for some time), but it only took about 12 gallons. On other occasions where I was near this amount it took more and less respectively. I'm just curious, and I'm sure there is someone out there that knows what it's set at. There is probably a switch that activates when the float is at a point equal to a certain amount of fuel left. Also, the float telling the guage that it is empty is probably set with a specific amount of fuel left beyond that, too.
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