Member Since: 30 May 2014
Location: Lancashire
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Fuel range and trip..... Numbty Questions
Hi new to Discovery ownership ......... when the car reports range to
empty ..... is this to the reserve point ... or does it mean flat empty????
Also can you tell me how to set trip ........ I like to set trip each time I fill up
to log my own fuel progress ......... can you advise.MY 2015 Se tec SDV6 auto
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3rd Oct 2014 11:18 am
stavvy
Member Since: 13 May 2012
Location: Bristol
Posts: 51
If your is the same as mine the trip reset is the button on the end of the indicator stalk I think. Press to scroll through and hold down to reset.
Not sure about the fuel question, I've been low but never chanced it
3rd Oct 2014 11:50 am
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
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I take the range as "Empty" as the actual gauge has been below the red and range still stated 10 miles - wouldn't risk going further than this.
I do know that a few on here have done quite a few miles when the range has stated '0'
+1 for press and hold the button at end of indicator, stick into MPG first, then you'll see it re-set to 0 Iggy/Ieuan
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3rd Oct 2014 12:04 pm
Fitzy73
Member Since: 09 Feb 2014
Location: Truro
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I find with mine I do need to hold the button down for a good few seconds before it resets itself.
As for the range, I find mine often doesn't give a low fuel warning until the range is in the mid-teens and given I can never fill the tank to anywhere near the stated capacity there must still be a lot of fuel remaining, but having only had mine for about 6 or 7 months I am yet to test this out.
In my last car (not a Land Rover) driving from Cornwall to London late one night I ended up doing about 60 miles with the range on zero (long story and didn't do much for my blood pressure).Andy
3rd Oct 2014 3:55 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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The D4 reserves a lot more fuel than the D3. The range to go is based on a rolling average and is independent of the warning light, which is based on volume. The fuel burned by the FBH is calculated separately and the amount is deducted from the fuel burn figure calculated in the IPC.
You cannot realistically run a D3/D4 physically out of fuel. The engine ECU fakes running out of fuel whilst leaving enough litres in the system to fill the swirl pot,LP and HP systems in order to protect them.
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