afj
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| posted on 15/2/09 at 09:17 PM |
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tintop fuel gauge
does anyone know how the 'miles left till empty gauge works on our tintop, its a 2006 fiesta , not a real problem as such, when i left work it
said 200 miles till empty traveled 28 miles home at a steady 60mph mostly on m-way got home and she says 182 till empty,
doe the car just guess at the miles left using a preset mpg , and i happened to do more mpg than the car thought
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 15/2/09 at 09:22 PM |
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it uses the average mpg based on the last say 10 miles travelled.
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blakep82
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| posted on 15/2/09 at 09:25 PM |
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yep, average mpg and fuel level in the tank
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prawnabie
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| posted on 15/2/09 at 09:29 PM |
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All the calculations are based on your AVERAGE MPG, if you haven't reset the mpg for a while it will be giving you a figure based on all the
miles you have done since you last reset it.
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afj
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| posted on 15/2/09 at 09:33 PM |
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thanks for the advice, but it means that i drive far more efficently than the wife
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 15/2/09 at 09:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by prawnabie
All the calculations are based on your AVERAGE MPG, if you haven't reset the mpg for a while it will be giving you a figure based on all the
miles you have done since you last reset it.
not on all cars. most are designed to vary so that if you go from driving in town in the week to on the motorway at weekend you will get a more
accurate estimation.
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afj
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| posted on 16/2/09 at 08:15 AM |
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just to update the milage this morning shows 193 to empty??
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