Question on gas

[mcjuicer]

I just picked up my B6 A4 today, and i left the dealership with 3/4 of a gas tank...it said "400miles" left on the center console and i traveled 38 miles to get home and I had 1/4 of a gas tank left with "65 miles left" on the display.... wtf??

[italian a4 1032]

not sure whats wrong but when im 3/4 filled up im at like 300 something

[mcjuicer]

Does a tank last 300 miles?

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Alright guys, get this!

I did a little experiment when I took my last road trip. The trip was entirely interstate, going 65mph ONLY! By the end of my tank, I traveled 498 miles!!!! CRAZY!! That's sweet if you ask me.

Normally, in town (Spokane isn't a major metropolis or anything, pretty big though), my car easily pushes 350-380 on a tank. It does very well!

So yeah, a tank can get 400...LOL! Actually, it can get 500!!! That makes me laugh

[italian a4 1032]

i usually let it go halfway until i fill it up but when its filled its says a little more then 400

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BTW...31.25mpg

[pyro]

the DIS is very incorrect, especially if you do any performance mods (besides exhaust/intake, basic stuff). i always calculate it outright

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What does DIS mean?

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^basically another term for Multifunction display's trip computer!

[sloweryucf]

My B6 is bone stock and I get 430 miles on a tank driving around Orlando. I have gotten 500 miles on a tank traveling on the highways during a long trip, so it's possible.

[mcjuicer]

Well it was "normal" tonight, I really don't know why it was bugging out earlier, maybe the dealership used cheap gas and whatnot. I used Premium with Lucas gas treatment and getting great mileage!

[mcjuicer]

What the hell do you guys use for 12v power for a radar detector or something?? the one 12v in the middle behind the shifter makes the cable look so tacky!

[Tiesto]

What the hell do you guys use for 12v power for a radar detector or something?? the one 12v in the middle behind the shifter makes the cable look so tacky!

You can't make a cable not look tacky, gotta go hardwire.

[G Men 08]

yeah i never trust that display either... i will be at a half a tank and it says i have like 250 miles left... im like well seeings how ive already 175 -200 miles on the first half im not getting 250 on the second haha... i drive a 3.0 btw

[dirtybrd]

Look to see if they put a new battery in before you bought it. Alot of times that'll mess with the fuel gauge for a day or two.

[PRY4SNO]

The computer bases its estimate off your last 18 miles (or is it km?) of driving, and extrapolates it for the remainder of your tank.

And DIS stands for Driver Information Screen, IIRC. <-- and ^^ are in the owner's manual.

When I was doing strictly Interstate driving last summer it'd say I had over 900 km to empty but the best I got was an 850 km tank and one at 800 km.

In the city I often get about 300-350 km per tank.

[mcjuicer]

Look to see if they put a new battery in before you bought it. Alot of times that'll mess with the fuel gauge for a day or two.

ah that might be it...thanks man!!!!!!!!!