moretto Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Its linked in to your average MPG, so if your average is low then your DTE is also lower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number86 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zDan Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzr350z Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I'm fairly sure my handbook says 100litre tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I'm fairly sure my handbook says 100litre tank. nope UK cars 80 litres JDM less than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moretto Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzr350z Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor austin Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 JDM's are 80L...........mine is and my manual states it too.....oh and my wallet knows it at fill up time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalos Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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