Milage Until Empty (1 Viewer)

[AtomicEric]

So the digital range formula sees to be:

Display Range "Miles" after fill up = (21 gallons - (60 miles of reserve / current "avg." MPG)) / current avg. MPG

So despite anyone's avg mpg it seems we all should have about 60 miles of reserve fuel. Be it 3, 4, 5 or 6 gallons in reserve.

 

[mjblame]

Does anyone know the trick for resetting the milage until empty. I will drive until and get down to about 20 estimated miles left until empty. But when I fill up, I only can squeeze in 17 gallons. I would like to get the estimated miles left accurate to represent the 21-gallon capacity. My MPG is around 20.2 when I filled up. I have 2000 miles so far and I thought it might have fixed itself but not yet…

I just purchased a 2025 Lexus GX 550 Premium Plus a few days ago. I assumed that something was wrong with the "miles to empty" counter when I filled up my gas tank for the first time. Now I know that I'm not the only one with this concern. For such an expensive SUV, Lexus could have given a more accurate miles to empty counter.

 

[mjblame]

Does anyone know the trick for resetting the milage until empty. I will drive until and get down to about 20 estimated miles left until empty. But when I fill up, I only can squeeze in 17 gallons. I would like to get the estimated miles left accurate to represent the 21-gallon capacity. My MPG is around 20.2 when I filled up. I have 2000 miles so far and I thought it might have fixed itself but not yet…

I just purchased a 2025 Lexus GX 550 Premium Plus a few days ago. I assumed that something was wrong with the "miles to empty" counter when I filled up my gas tank for the first time. Now I know that I'm not the only one with this concern. For such an expensive SUV, Lexus could have given a more accurate miles to empty counter.

 

[DJ’s Sled]

Agree with how Lexus does this is very poor.
From the moment I hit “0” miles remaining (the refuel light has already been on), my fill up is 17-18 gal. Once it hits “0” there isn’t always a gas station perfectly nearby.
So I just assume, plan - always - that I only have a conservative 50 miles remaining max.

 

[AtomicEric]

Not much different than our 29 yr old Land Cruiser. The light turns on with 5 gallons left in the 25 gallon tank. You then start to do mental math quickly and conservatively give yourself a 10-12 mpg estimate which then gets you....50-60 miles with the light on. How do other cars do it better?

 

[jclaffee]

You could be right here. I average 12.2 MPG. I don't bother to fill up until I have 0 miles left, and the refuel image comes on, and I tend to fill ~16 to 17 gallons.

 

[YellowLab]

I just filled up and drove home, showing 214 mi of range. The gas station is ~1 mile from my house.

I have 2,466 miles on it, but 98% of my driving thus far has been around my town, so there are many quick stops and go. I am taking it down to Santa Barbara tomorrow, the first road trip with the car, and I am curious to see what kind of mileage I get.

When I get the first click at the pump handle - I then go slow and can 'squeeze in' another 2.5 gallons before creating a fountain.

 

[bronco21]

I can see 2 gallons, but 4 gallons just seems silly.

Might be more about fuel pump management than distance to empty. Some pumps don’t last long once they heat up and are a pain to replace.

Honestly though I don’t care. When it gets low I fill it up. It has almost the same range as my Bronco.

 

[killy]

Typically my tank takes ~65 litres when it’s showing 0 range on the dial the few times I’ve ran it down that low.

20 litres or essentially 25% of capacity as reserve is pretty out of hand.