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Jayskywalkers7
04-28-2019, 06:28 PM
When does your gas light usually kick in? And how much is in the reserve ?
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Audi just has it programmed to have it reach "zero miles to empty" on the trip computer when there is roughly 2 gallons left in the tank. Depending how you drive that's another 30-40 miles on an S7. Many will tell you not to push it that far as the in-tank fuel pump does not like to be run dry.
RAF_S7
04-29-2019, 01:35 AM
Mine comes on with an indicated 60 miles remaining.
15 Phantom S6
04-29-2019, 05:52 AM
Last year I ran my car out of gas on purpose so I could put in race gas on a completely empty tank (or really close to empty) and I was able to drive about 60Kms/40Miles from the time when the car says "Zero Kilometers until empty"..
Was a bit nervous driving around the streets waiting for it to die and not knowing when it's gonna happen.. When it did die, I was in the middle of the road and it definitely attracted some weird looks when I pulled out a 5 gallon pail of race fuel and started pumping it into my tank from a drum pump.. A touch embarrassing when it creates a bit of a traffic jam...
Jayskywalkers7
04-29-2019, 08:10 AM
Last year I ran my car out of gas on purpose so I could put in race gas on a completely empty tank (or really close to empty) and I was able to drive about 60Kms/40Miles from the time when the car says "Zero Kilometers until empty"..
Was a bit nervous driving around the streets waiting for it to die and not knowing when it's gonna happen.. When it did die, I was in the middle of the road and it definitely attracted some weird looks when I pulled out a 5 gallon pail of race fuel and started pumping it into my tank from a drum pump.. A touch embarrassing when it creates a bit of a traffic jam...
Lmfaooo that’s golden, also I’m curious about which fuel to use too. I’m on 93 but when i open the gas cap it says 91 or 95 soooo I’m wondering if 93 is even ok
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flyfishing
04-29-2019, 08:28 AM
When do you all fill up? I never let it reach gas light cause I'm always worried that I forget or what if there is a natural disaster and I am out of gas. Ha, I always have a half tank or more.
My wife on the other hand, drives till it's like 25 miles left and then fills up. LIving on the edge!
Jayskywalkers7
04-29-2019, 03:35 PM
When do you all fill up? I never let it reach gas light cause I'm always worried that I forget or what if there is a natural disaster and I am out of gas. Ha, I always have a half tank or more.
My wife on the other hand, drives till it's like 25 miles left and then fills up. LIving on the edge!
Last night I filled it when it said 10Miles to go. Also which octane do you use? I’m on 93 but the gas cap says 91 or 95. Btw when I did I full fill up I think I had 2 gallons in the reserve only. It only took 17 to get it to full
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OaborbaG
04-29-2019, 04:12 PM
When do you all fill up? I never let it reach gas light cause I'm always worried that I forget or what if there is a natural disaster and I am out of gas. Ha, I always have a half tank or more.
My wife on the other hand, drives till it's like 25 miles left and then fills up. LIving on the edge!
Usually anytime it's under 80 miles left.
My commute to work is about 40 miles each way, and even though my S6 isn't my daily, if I want to take it to work one day a week I like to know it has enough fuel to make it there and back.
ichi d
04-30-2019, 06:24 PM
I flill up when the light comes on. 91 for me.
Jayskywalkers7
04-30-2019, 06:35 PM
I flill up when the light comes on. 91 for me.
How many miles do you usually get per gallon?
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ichi d
04-30-2019, 06:46 PM
Sadly 450/475km, per tank which is about 285 miles. Mixed driving 50/50 city hwy. Does this sound right?
Jayskywalkers7
04-30-2019, 06:51 PM
Sadly 450/475km, per tank which is about 285 miles. Mixed driving 50/50 city hwy. Does this sound right?
Yeah about tbh I mean I’ve only had the car for a week and change and it’s been a bit brutal but I expected it a bit especially with some spirited driving mixed in
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15 Phantom S6
05-01-2019, 05:40 AM
Sadly 450/475km, per tank which is about 285 miles. Mixed driving 50/50 city hwy. Does this sound right?
That sounds amazing! I've never had a tank get 450kms, even when stock...
bryanb8
05-01-2019, 08:07 AM
Lmfaooo that’s golden, also I’m curious about which fuel to use too. I’m on 93 but when i open the gas cap it says 91 or 95 soooo I’m wondering if 93 is even ok
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The cap says this because it's universal and used in other areas. The 91 AKI in the US/CAN is equivalent to 95 RON in EU. Running 93 AKI in the US is better than that. Wish we had 93 octane readily available around here.
Jayskywalkers7
05-01-2019, 08:12 AM
The cap says this because it's universal and used in other areas. The 91 AKI in the US/CAN is equivalent to 95 RON in EU. Running 93 AKI in the US is better than that. Wish we had 93 octane readily available around here.
Ahhh I see ok perfect just wanted to make sure I was doing the right thing
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