Gas Light....

[DarkSideMazda2]

I was just wondering when does the low fuel light starts blinking? I was driving my fiance's m2 until only the "E" was blinking, but when we filled up, the car only took in 8.3 gallons. I looked up the gas tank size on the owner's manual and it said 11.3 gallons. Is my indicator incorrect or did mazda just set the indicator to go off REALLY early to scare us into fueling more frequently?

 

[DarkSideMazda2]

forget it.. found the other thread...

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123790596-Fuel-gauge-accuracy

 

[MazdaTwo]

forget it.. found the other thread...

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123790596-Fuel-gauge-accuracy

Yeah... it's been discussed to death... I think the general consensus is that Mazda did that to extend the life of the fuel pump by keeping it submerged.

 

[dsgrey]

Thanks for pointing to the old link. I've had mine less than a month (7 fill-ups) and haven't grown accustomed to those bars. I need to get use to running it to one bar and then driving for awhile without fear.

 

[MazdaTwo]

Thanks for pointing to the old link. I've had mine less than a month (7 fill-ups) and haven't grown accustomed to those bars. I need to get use to running it to one bar and then driving for awhile without fear.

I've also noticed that within 3-5 mpg... bars relate to one gallon of gas. So if you've got a bar disappearing every 40 ish miles... you're like somewhere around 35mpg on the tank. That's the way it's been for me at least.

 

[SuprFly]

Me too....i have noticed that each bar usually equals out to about one gallon of gas....it helps out a lot, usually know that i can get 35-40 miles from one bar.