Distance to Empty Indicator

[moretto]

Has anybody ever been caught out by this thing?

 

Sometimes my one would lead me to believe that im getting alot more than the indicated 22 odd mpg. I fear that one day it could tell me ive got 70 miles left and then boom, empty.

 

cheers

[DoogyRev]

Its linked in to your average MPG, so if your average is low then your DTE is also lower

[Ebized]

If you see only a few miles left to empty then unless you are giving it the beans some of us have done another 40-50 miles without running out. No guarantees offered though

[Number86]

I found my to actually be pretty accurate. I know this is at odds to most peoples experience with the Z though. Just get it down to almost zero, and fill the car up to the brim. Then you can at least make an educated guess.

[jumping350]

I found my to actually be pretty accurate. I know this is at odds to most peoples experience with the Z though. Just get it down to almost zero, and fill the car up to the brim. Then you can at least make an educated guess.

i thought you just get dashed lines below 20 something im sure you cant even get it down to single digits

[zDan]

Considering that even when it shows the dashes I can only fill up at most 65-68 litres and the car has an 80 litre tank then I wouldn't be surprised if one can even do 50-60 miles more before it dies.

 

However, I never want to run the risk so I just fill up

[nzr350z]

I'm fairly sure my handbook says 100litre tank.

[ATTAK Z]

I'm fairly sure my handbook says 100litre tank.

nope

UK cars 80 litres

JDM less than that

[moretto]

happy days, i never let it get down to 20 odd left just didnt know if it was accurate or not.

 

cheers for the answers lads

[Dblock]

I'm fairly sure my handbook says 100litre tank.

nope

UK cars 80 litres

JDM less than that

 

I dont think they are. I think they are an 80l tank too.

[nzr350z]

I'm fairly sure my handbook says 100litre tank.

nope

UK cars 80 litres

JDM less than that

Stand corrected ,must have been confusing £,s with litres,s.

[spursmaddave]

It's definitely linked to the current mpg as quite often on a decent long trip it will go up on mine, makes me think my Zed is running on fresh air, which unfortunately it certainly is not

[doctor austin]

JDM's are 80L...........mine is and my manual states it too.....oh and my wallet knows it at fill up time.

[Dalos]

The day I left the Lakes from my holiday last month the DTE indicator showed I had 84 miles of fuel left. The satnav said I was 92 miles from home, so I was definitely in need of a pit stop.

 

However, not only did I manage to get home without stopping, but the DTE when I arrived said I still had 72 miles of fuel left!

[martinmac]

The lowest I have had was 29 miles as I crawled to the nearest petrol stain which is about 16 miles away, when i got there is till had about 25 miles left. It certainly causes you to concentrate on gear shifting though.

[mike89]

The day I left the Lakes from my holiday last month the DTE indicator showed I had 84 miles of fuel left. The satnav said I was 92 miles from home, so I was definitely in need of a pit stop.

 

However, not only did I manage to get home without stopping, but the DTE when I arrived said I still had 72 miles of fuel left!

 

Similar scenarios have happened to me like this plenty of times! I have for some bizarre reason saw my DTE go up 20 mile or so when i start crawling in traffic (probably getting about 6mpg) which completely baffles me.