Empty Gas Gauge makes me Paranoid!
#1
Empty Gas Gauge makes me Paranoid!
Even if I JUST saw the last bar go out, with the electronic gauge I can't see the "below empty" part of the fuel tank that always told me HOW empty I was. So I immediately feel like I'm about to RUN OUT! And with the fairly rough behavior of the HCH II motor, who KNOWS if its really choking to a halt!
That said, I at last got a 602 mile tank, and made it to the gas station. I put in 11.2 gallons. So I reckon I had .4 gallons left, correct? That's 20 or 30 miles!
Oh well, more Excitement from the HCH II ! Peter
That said, I at last got a 602 mile tank, and made it to the gas station. I put in 11.2 gallons. So I reckon I had .4 gallons left, correct? That's 20 or 30 miles!
Oh well, more Excitement from the HCH II ! Peter
#3
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I believe the manual states that there are approximately 1.7 gallons remaining when the low fuel light goes on and that there is a small reserve (whatever that is) remaining when no bars remain.
Still, I agree that it's easier to determine the exact amount of gas with the old analog gauges.
Still, I agree that it's easier to determine the exact amount of gas with the old analog gauges.
#4
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I let one tank get down to 1 bar and I was panicking as I had a good 15 miles to go yet. I guess I needn't have worried so much. Still.. seeing one bar really gets me nervous. I typically get down to 2 and fill up anyway. I made it to the station just fine and filled up with around 10.6 gals as I recall.
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#5
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When I filled up my first tank, the low fuel indicator had lit some 20 km ago. Filled 42 l, so there was probably more than 8 l left. I too think it is a mistake by Honda not to use the bar range for all the 50 l, rather than only the top 42 l. Especially since the last 8 l are way more interesting.
I am also missing a range calculation in the trip computer. Most other cars has it, why not the HCH?
I am also missing a range calculation in the trip computer. Most other cars has it, why not the HCH?
#6
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Originally Posted by rgx
When I filled up my first tank, the low fuel indicator had lit some 20 km ago. Filled 42 l, so there was probably more than 8 l left. I too think it is a mistake by Honda not to use the bar range for all the 50 l, rather than only the top 42 l. Especially since the last 8 l are way more interesting.
I am also missing a range calculation in the trip computer. Most other cars has it, why not the HCH?
I am also missing a range calculation in the trip computer. Most other cars has it, why not the HCH?
#7
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There has been a discussion on this about 4 months ago. After all bars disappear you have approximately 1.5 gallons remaining. I've driven 70 miles and filled up with 11.2 or so.
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Originally Posted by chesleyn
There has been a discussion on this about 4 months ago. After all bars disappear you have approximately 1.5 gallons remaining. I've driven 70 miles and filled up with 11.2 or so.
Originally Posted by jonmatt4nr
I believe the manual states that there are approximately 1.7 gallons remaining when the low fuel light goes on and that there is a small reserve (whatever that is) remaining when no bars remain.
I really do wish the HCH II had all the features to show fuel remaining like all the suggestions on this thread. Our 2005 Jetta has both a digital instantaneous MPG, a digital range to empty as well as two average MPG computer settings.
I would love to take the HCH II as far as possible without running out of gas (and all the problems it would cause). I guess I am going to have to do like my wife and fill up within a few miles after only a single bar is lit. I'll never get to the 600 or 700 mile club that way but I'll have piece of mind.
#9
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As a safety precaution, just know you have aproximately 70 miles after all bars disappear. I left Pasadena, CA and drove to Norco, CA. Upon leaving Pasadena, my last fuel bar disappeared. I then drove 50 miles and got nervous, so I stopped in Norco to fill up. My tank took 11.3 gallons. If I'm right, that leaves ~ 1.1 gallons remaining. Now, I try to push my FE as much possible.
70 miles is a safe number, but I usually fill up after about 15-25 miles. No sense in damaging my baby.
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70 miles is a safe number, but I usually fill up after about 15-25 miles. No sense in damaging my baby.
Previous post:
https://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/...l?page=5&pp=10
Last edited by chesleyn; 07-13-2006 at 09:40 PM.
#10
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Not every gauge will read the same, so others may have less or more fuel when that last bar disappears.
I get fuel when I have two bars left. Running out of gas wastes a lot of time and can damage the car. Why take a chance?
I get fuel when I have two bars left. Running out of gas wastes a lot of time and can damage the car. Why take a chance?