New Fiesta Distance To Empty (dte) On Fill Up - Page 2

greenfoam · 24-10-2009, 09:38 AM

Shows 740kms till empty at the moment (but it's allready done 50km) and the distance till empty is still going up

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dannyhilton · 24-10-2009, 11:14 PM

Went to the Gold Coast today to pick up my new Apple iMac (yes, I drove all that way just for it, I'm a geek) but it was worth it. The Fez went very well. It's averaging 5.2L/100km. I did four hundred km and I have three hundred and ten till empty. I noticed that the smooth Pacific Motorway dropped the figures down (even going 110km/h). As soon as I hit the coarse chip near Toowoomba, the consumption went up straight away. I used air-con all the time. Not bad, but I reckon since putting new oil in the fuel consumption has actually gone up? Meh. Your car is on a roll Greanfoam, that's just amazing!

Franco Cozzo · 24-10-2009, 11:22 PM

Try calculating it manually when you fill up, I'm interested in the results.

dannyhilton · 24-10-2009, 11:35 PM

Well based on the figure it's spitting out now, if you say the tank is empty at 40L (as the last three litres are on 0km remaining and are a reserve) and it's going to bottom out at 710km. That makes it 40 divided by 710 times 100. 5.63L. Not too far off what it is actually reading, about 10% off. Maybe they fixed the hardware a bit when they serviced mine?

Fi.ES.TA · 24-10-2009, 11:42 PM

This software upgrade greenfoam has had to get that consumption
is it free or would you have to pay for it?

dannyhilton · 25-10-2009, 01:01 AM

He just got it on his 30,000 service. I think he may be right in saying it's a "run-in" update as I havnt herd of any recent ECU upgrades. Regardless, it's making my car look like a guzzler!

Fi.ES.TA · 25-10-2009, 01:07 AM

See i dont no if mine is good as i dont have the trip computer
to measure it but i can get 620klms to a tank and thats being daring on the verge of running out of fuel.

greenfoam · 25-10-2009, 02:07 AM

Hey my old record on the read out reseting it when I leave my parents house was 5.7 driving like a total granny at about 85-90

. Tonight I did 100 most of the way and it was on 4.9 when I got in the driveway (about 5.2 on the course chip highway) but droped down once I got into town. It'll get to Melbourne and back on a tank for sure. About the fuel tank, my wife has put 42 litres in it with about 5-15 km/s left on the distance to empty :P something stupid low anyway. I believe I'll get 800+ out of a tank next time we do a trip and get on some smoother roads. Having the aircon on before used to make the consumption go off the charts, now it only adds about .2L

JClarke · 28-10-2009, 10:03 AM

My car was refuelled last tuesday and it has been 8 days, and not yet reached to empty (got 285km left).... I have noticed some improvement, of the fuel efficent which is impressive, the longer the next refuel the better, which impressed me, normally --- my old car only lasts what, one week? hihgly likely, it would last one more week to reach the refuel time level. :evil3: