When does the fuel light come on? 13 SHO

JDW1 · September 02, 2015, 09:28:31 AM

I've searched to no avail. Can anyone answer this. How many gal left when the light hits? The thing must be fairly conservative but I cruised into the office with 5m to empty and just want to be certain.

BiGMaC · September 02, 2015, 09:35:57 AM

Quote from: JDW1 on September 02, 2015, 09:28:31 AM
I've searched to no avail. Can anyone answer this. How many gal left when the light hits? The thing must be fairly conservative but I cruised into the office with 5m to empty and just want to be certain.

Dunno... To protect against a need to flush the system I never let fuel get that low. I'd bet it is variable in each car to some degree based on the warning lights on my diesels.

JDW1 · September 02, 2015, 09:42:14 AM

Well, by my calculation, if the on board system is even remotely close. I've gone a little over 360m averaging 21.7 so i have ~2.5gal left. I know my TL-S had 4 gal when the light came on, most are around 3 and gauging from when mine came on, most likely when ours does.

ZSHO · September 02, 2015, 10:05:25 AM

My fuel light on my 13 SHO always comes on roughly when theres about two gallons left in the tank,thats about 60 miles left based on the mpg gauge. Z

shotime99 · September 02, 2015, 06:07:53 PM

LOL .. if its like my SHO then anywhere from 1/4 tank to actually empty.. I have had it show 1/4 tank then go to red then run out in 3km.. not impressed! it especially does it on a long trip where you use a tank without stopping.. my 78 van is more accurate!

PokerMunkee · September 02, 2015, 06:24:55 PM

I always fill mine up when the yellow low reminder comes on. Almost always put in around 13 gallons right when the light comes on.

wasinger3000 · September 03, 2015, 10:14:50 AM

I've driven on 0 miles till E for about 15 miles and still had fuel left... hah. I may have driven like an old lady for the last 10.

JDW1 · September 03, 2015, 11:27:08 AM

I drove for approx 10m after it said 0. When I filled up it took 18.5 gal. By my calculation, the light comes on initially at approx 2.5-3gal.

FracaSHO · September 03, 2015, 11:30:43 AM

In my 2010 SHO, the it says low fuel when the computer says 50 miles left until empty. The actual amount can vary based on your mpg.

glock-coma · September 03, 2015, 01:45:45 PM

Quote from: FracaSHO on September 03, 2015, 11:30:43 AM
In my 2010 SHO, the it says low fuel when the computer says 50 miles left until empty. The actual amount can vary based on your mpg.

same here.