Thread: D4 Distance to Empty Accuracy

They certainly need a larger tank than the standard. Just watch your distance to empty plummet with a van attached!!

Originally Posted by PJJ

What is the biggest fill that anyone has done in a D4? At this time I have only managed 74 ltrs With the fuel light on & D to E of 80klms.

That's about what my last fillup was after a day's drive of 675 kms and 70L to empty, with the fuel light coming on next morning after another 5 kms. My usage showed 10.2 but the CCF has been adjusted to get the usage closer to actual.

Gday Graeme

Reading the manual again, it says the fuel light comes on "when the remaining fuel reaches a minimum of 12 liters giving an approximate range of 80 km." I suppose they are being conservative with that distance. (15ltrs/100) I reckon that a guesstimate figure of remaining fuel would be in the region of 20ltrs, not 12ltrs, assuming that the tank has the same fuel capacity as my old D3 - 92 ltrs.

Phil

I have noticed if the D to E ,says for eg.,300k's,but i have been doing a lot of city driving,if i go on a run,the D to E will change,and you will actually travel way further than the 300k's.

The vehicle seems to continually monitor the fuel usage & volume in the tank & change the D & E to suit.

I recently got 75l into mine with 20k's on the D to E readout,which is the most i have ever got into it.

I pity you guys who tow,as i don't,but still find the small tank a real PITA,particularly after having the D2 that i could get 90l into easily & used less fuel.

The other issue is the l/100k readout that is very inaccurate,but the stealers don't seem to be able to fix it.

A slight bit off-topic, but I deliberately drove beyond the "remaining range 0" mark just to see how far it would go. Had a spare 20 litre jerry can of diesel onboard. I gave up (more like chickened out) when I'd done an additional 85 km after 0 remaining had been reached. I didn't notice any change in performance, and it certainly didn't cut out.

I personally wouldn't recommend people do this as a matter of course, as I'm told it uncovers the in-tank fuel pump, which can cause it to overhead. I just wanted to get some data.

Has anyone else run their tanks dry or well beyond the "remaining range 0" notice?

I ran my D3 until it stopped - indicated 55 km beyond "0 km range". Next roadhouse was 500m down the road!

Cheers,

Gordon