As CLUBRED intimated, it depends on driving conditions. From watching how the low fuel warning in my VE SSV operates I strongly suspect it goes off when the tank reaches a certain level. Distance remaining is extremely dependent on your current driving. For example, Wednesday night I drove to and back home again from Pt Cook, a round trip of approx 185km. When I left home my distance remaining said 310km. When I got home 185km later distance remaining was 380km!!
How? Simple! The driving I'd done before leaving home involved slow traffic, traffic lights etc so the distance remaining was calculated on that type of driving. The trip to Pt Cook was 98% 2 lane highway/4 lane freeway at 7.30pm going and midnight coming home so I could sit on the speed limit all the way, not one traffic light etc so the distance remaining was calculated using almost optimum driving.
Bottom line: if you're cruising along the freeway then your distance remaining will reflect that and be quite high (relatively) when the level in the tank reaches that point. If you're in heavy traffic or giving it a caning then your distance remaining will correspondingly be quite low when the level in the tank reaches the predetermined point.
Clear as mud eh?
Originally Posted by Wonky
As CLUBRED intimated, it depends on driving conditions. From watching how the low fuel warning in my VE SSV operates I strongly suspect it goes off when the tank reaches a certain level. Distance remaining is extremely dependent on your current driving. For example, Wednesday night I drove to and back home again from Pt Cook, a round trip of approx 185km. When I left home my distance remaining said 310km. When I got home 185km later distance remaining was 380km!!
