Filled up full tank and noticed 300 mls on my dashboard

bmwswag · 08-27-2011, 12:04 AM

What's going on? I have a 16 gallon tank in my 328 and I filled it with VPower (93). Usually I see 440 mls but today I see 300 mls.

Nyc_BK_335I · 08-27-2011, 12:05 AM

Isnt that kind of low for a 328? Im getting around 340 city mpg in brooklyn also on my 335.

Antony_correia11 · 08-27-2011, 12:10 AM

It is based off your average MPG if I'm not mistaken. Mine says 130 right now and I'm at half tank, Which is primarily based on my led food driving habits, getting 17.2 mpg

B_euro335 · 08-27-2011, 12:14 AM

most likely you were driving the car semi hard or in traffic so it's taking that into account

bmwswag · 08-27-2011, 12:16 AM

I think I had reset everything though.

DarkRider23 · 08-27-2011, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by bmwswag

I think I had reset everything though.

You didn't have to reset everything. When calculating how much gas you have left in your tank, the computer takes in to account your recent driving habits. If you were just driving the card hard around town, your miles would be low. Get on the highway for 10-15 minutes and it would go up.

username604 · 08-27-2011, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bmwswag

Filled up full tank and noticed 300 mls on my dashboard

Sounds serious, i'd take it into the dealer pronto. You could even try BMW assist and get it towed.

bmwswag · 08-27-2011, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by davidkneiber

Sounds serious, i'd take it into the dealer pronto. You could even try BMW assist and get it towed.

Sarcasm?

ZURICH · 08-27-2011, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by bmwswag

Sarcasm?

Ah, Sarcasm. The lowest form of witt, keep it comming

wrickem · 08-27-2011, 07:27 AM

That does seem really low. I was always under the assumption that it was based on yoru MPG in the display and if you reset it, it would fix itself in a few miles if you were getting higher than your previous average. After another recent thread here , I checked, and found tha the distance to empty is calculated on the last 18 miles you have driven. (thanks Tom K and my owners manual for setting me straighter)

HighlandPete · 08-27-2011, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by wrickem

... After another recent thread here , I checked, and found tha the distance to empty is calculated on the last 18 miles you have driven. (thanks Tom K and my owners manual for setting me straighter)

Yes, often forgotten that it's a 'rolling calculation' and explains why you can return home with a good amount of miles remaining, start next morning and within a few miles has lost 50 miles or so, later to return to what you would expect.

Many have been caught out, expecting it to relate to the current mpg display, or be a much higher figure than may be showing.

HighlandPete

g_rant · 08-27-2011, 09:33 AM

swag.

Sorry I couldn't resist OP's name.

Tom K. · 08-27-2011, 11:39 AM

As DarkRider, Wrickem & Pete said, you were probably in city traffic before the fill-up. So if for the previous 18 miles you were averaging 19 mpg (normal city mpg for a 328i), the new miles to empty figure would calulate to around 300 miles. It should adjust up after some highway cruising.

And for all you guys on the east coast north of me, good luck with Irene!

Tom

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bmwswag New Member 9 Rep 22 Posts Drives: BMW 328i xDrive Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (0)	Filled up full tank and noticed 300 mls on my dashboard What's going on? I have a 16 gallon tank in my 328 and I filled it with VPower (93). Usually I see 440 mls but today I see 300 mls.
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Nyc_BK_335I Private First Class 20 Rep 106 Posts Drives: n55(sold), 2017 M3, 2017 x3 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: brooklyn, ny iTrader: (0)	Isnt that kind of low for a 328? Im getting around 340 city mpg in brooklyn also on my 335.
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Antony_correia11 Private First Class 15 Rep 141 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 328i Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northridge iTrader: (0)	It is based off your average MPG if I'm not mistaken. Mine says 130 right now and I'm at half tank, Which is primarily based on my led food driving habits, getting 17.2 mpg
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B_euro335 Let the moddin begin 2 Rep 73 Posts Drives: '07 Silver 335i Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	most likely you were driving the car semi hard or in traffic so it's taking that into account
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bmwswag New Member 9 Rep 22 Posts Drives: BMW 328i xDrive Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (0)	I think I had reset everything though.
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wrickem Big Beaver Smile 2101 Rep 3,791 Posts Drives: What he wants to Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: lambertville nj iTrader: (0)	That does seem really low. I was always under the assumption that it was based on yoru MPG in the display and if you reset it, it would fix itself in a few miles if you were getting higher than your previous average. After another recent thread here , I checked, and found tha the distance to empty is calculated on the last 18 miles you have driven. (thanks Tom K and my owners manual for setting me straighter) __________________ ______________________________________________ Current- '21 430 , '19 911, 07 M6 ,'17 Jeep Wrangler, "23 Bronco OBXluxsquatch
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g_rant Lieutenant Colonel 40 Rep 1,601 Posts Drives: F10 M5 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2)	*swag.* Sorry I couldn't resist OP's name. __________________
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Tom K. Major General 124 Rep 5,627 Posts Drives: '07 328iT, '13 Boxster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	As DarkRider, Wrickem & Pete said, you were probably in city traffic before the fill-up. So if for the previous 18 miles you were averaging 19 mpg (normal city mpg for a 328i), the new miles to empty figure would calulate to around 300 miles. It should adjust up after some highway cruising. And for all you guys on the east coast north of me, good luck with Irene! Tom
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