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[luxpow]

Is it just me or does every Edge overestimate the 'miles to empty gas tank' by a factor of almost 5 times ?

 

My driving is pretty uniform and on same routes so I expected the miles to be a more realistic number but it seems to go down by 5 every mile I drive.

 

The Escape I had earlier had a pretty accurate estimate.

[akirby]

Not following you.

[luxpow]

OK, let me simplify.

 

The car displays how many miles it can run until it runs out of gas.

I think this number is not close enough to actual miles the car can run.

 

It seems that my edge would show a number like 50 where as it actually could run only 10 more miles. i.e. 5x overestimation.

Wondering if this much error is common on Edges.

[rwf78155]

Ive run mine down to 5 miles to go and when I filled the tank it took the amount required for an empty tank..

[enigma-2]

I ran miNE down PAST when it said I was empty by 20 miles or so. (I stayed near gas stations I case I had to walk). I would not have got 50 like you say as the gauge was pegged.

 

My guess is, it's only a reminder to monitor your gas when you get low. Nice feature when your travelling on an intrastate and gas station 's are 20-30 miles apart.

[akirby]

OK, let me simplify.

 

The car displays how many miles it can run until it runs out of gas.

I think this number is not close enough to actual miles the car can run.

 

It seems that my edge would show a number like 50 where as it actually could run only 10 more miles. i.e. 5x overestimation.

Wondering if this much error is common on Edges.

Never heard of that problem. What mpg are you actually getting? It uses the last 500 mile average for the DTE estimate but I’ve never heard anything like what you described.

[cds71]

I ran miNE down PAST when it said I was empty by 20 miles or so. (I stayed near gas stations I case I had to walk). I would not have got 50 like you say as the gauge was pegged.

 

My guess is, it's only a reminder to monitor your gas when you get low. Nice feature when your travelling on an intrastate and gas station 's are 20-30 miles apart.

Same here........mine would read 0km and i could go another 30km.....(kept a gas can in the back just in case).

[luxpow]

Thanks for the replies guys. So looks like I am not alone.

And happy to know the number becoming 0 doesn't mean I am stranded.

 

@akirby, I am getting ~18 mpg.

[akirby]

Thanks for the replies guys. So looks like I am not alone.

And happy to know the number becoming 0 doesn't mean I am stranded.

 

@akirby, I am getting ~18 mpg.

They’re saying the opposite. When ours shows 50 miles to empty we can actually drive 70 or more - it keeps 1-2 gallons in reserve when it says 0 MTE.

 

Are you saying when yours says 50 miles to empty you drive 10 miles and it’s at 0?

[akirby]

Unless I totally misunderstood you.

[luxpow]

Are you saying when yours says 50 miles to empty you drive 10 miles and it’s at 0?

 

Yes. I thought others are saying the same but adding that the zero doesnt mean much as they can drive another 20 miles or so after 0.

[akirby]

I don’t think anyone is saying that their DTE is off by that much. That sounds like a malfunction somewhere.