03-19-2015, 04:51 PM | #1 |
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MPG on dash and miles until gas tank empty?
Hey guys, I apologize if this has been discussed before but I couldn't find anything on search. I just went from an e90 328i to f30 335i today and one feature I couldn't find and miss is the dash (where the speedometer is) displaying how many miles you have remaining in your gas tank. Did they get rid of this?
Also, there is a discrepancy between the MPG on the dash and iDrive trip odometer. I was surprised when I looked down and saw 14.9 MPG so I went into iDrive and it shows 27.5 MPG. Am I missing something or do I have a problem? This is when parked, it's not the dynamic MPG meter that changes depending on the gas pedal. |
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There's a button on the end of the turn signal stalk to cycle through the different trip computer displays. The MPG on the dash is an overall average while the iDrive MPG is per trip average.
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03-19-2015, 05:09 PM | #3 |
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Press a button on the left stalk to cycle through the trip meter, miles to empty, etc, etc.
The idrive meter might be different because the car has 2 different trip computers - the one first mentioned - that you usually reset through pressing the same button on the stalk - and another one too. No idea why. |
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Thanks! Weird how there's 2 separate trip odometers. I'm glad the miles remaining feature is still there. I forgot about using the stalk button to cycle through the cluster display, but it's also odd that the iDrive odometer show MPG, miles traveled, average speed, etc., but omits that stat.
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Sorry for bumping old thread but I was just curious if there was a way to check OBC for how many liters are remaining fuel tank like you could on the e36? I just bought my 2012 328i and filled it up from empty (stopped fueling at first click) and the dash fuel gauge registered less than a full tank. I really don't like "topping off" but I want to make sure I get tank filled correctly.
I know on the e36 you had to unlock the system test functions to be able to do the fuel level check, is there a way to do that on the F30?
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The manual says "The fuel tank is full when the filler nozzle clicks off the first time." Good reasons why that is the correct way but I'm no tech so I won't try to explain it, when in doubt trust the manual.
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When you get down to a couple of gallons or so in the tank a chime will sound, and a warning on the instrument panel will say that you're on the reserve tank. Then the distance to empty will be shown on the instrument panel. It calculates that distance based on your current MPG, so if you then go up a hill it will go down, if you go down a hill it will go up. I tested it out a few weeks ago, and filled it up when it said I had 25 miles left. Based on the 14.5 gallons I got into my 15.8 gallon tank I'd say the read out was accurate.
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I filled up the other day the needle on the dash didn't go all the way to full. It wasn't particularly hot so I'm sure it wasn't a vapor issue.????
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mine says 5 miles till end of the world, gonna gas it up tomorrow and see how much is really left.
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