Ran on Empty with my 2015 C250
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Ran on Empty with my 2015 C250
Just this morning, I ran on empty and my car stopped in the middle of the road. A friend took me to the nearest gas station to get some gas. All is good now. BUT I'm worried if I damaged the engine or something internal that I should know and/or take care of. Also, I ended up filling up my car with CHEVRON Plus 89 Octane rating because the Supreme 91 wasn't available. Yup, quite a day for me!
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Just this morning, I ran on empty and my car stopped in the middle of the road. A friend took me to the nearest gas station to get some gas. All is good now. BUT I'm worried if I damaged the engine or something internal that I should know and/or take care of. Also, I ended up filling up my car with CHEVRON Plus 89 Octane rating because the Supreme 91 wasn't available. Yup, quite a day for me!
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I'll second you have nothing to be worried about. The worst thing that could happen is your enginer might not be as happy on 89 octane, but even that is unlikely. This is why I don't particularly like electronic fuel gauges. I'd much rather the C class came with an old fashioned needle gauge as opposed to little LED's. My mind has a tendency to not notice them.
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I'll second you have nothing to be worried about. The worst thing that could happen is your enginer might not be as happy on 89 octane, but even that is unlikely. This is why I don't particularly like electronic fuel gauges. I'd much rather the C class came with an old fashioned needle gauge as opposed to little LED's. My mind has a tendency to not notice them.
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It doesn't matter if the fuel gauge is analog or digital ... if you pay any attention to the gauge or the warnings you know you're low on fuel and will be out if you do nothing. It happens, but it's not the car's fault if the driver pays no attention to the instrumentation.
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It's not a good idea to let your fuel tank run dry the engine injectors are designed to run on a mixture of fuel and air and ergo no petrol the injectors suck just air also a layer of sediment can form at the bottom of your fuel tank it was likened to me like a good red wine that forms a thin sediment layer you wouldn't drink it so why let your car do the same.
The best advice is to never let your car fuel tank dip below a quarter full.
The best advice is to never let your car fuel tank dip below a quarter full.
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To my knowledge, modern cars don’t actually run dry. Otherwise, they’d require manual intervention to restart after filling up again.
It will though stop in the middle of the road as a preventive measure.
I normally do a full tank as soon as I reach 25-30%.
You could also anticipate your next fill-up slot using the on-board “range” indicator.
It will though stop in the middle of the road as a preventive measure.
I normally do a full tank as soon as I reach 25-30%.
You could also anticipate your next fill-up slot using the on-board “range” indicator.
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It's not a good idea to let your fuel tank run dry the engine injectors are designed to run on a mixture of fuel and air and ergo no petrol the injectors suck just air also a layer of sediment can form at the bottom of your fuel tank it was likened to me like a good red wine that forms a thin sediment layer you wouldn't drink it so why let your car do the same.
The best advice is to never let your car fuel tank dip below a quarter full.
The best advice is to never let your car fuel tank dip below a quarter full.
With gasoline, the issue is ethanol which is hygroscopic and can lead to water contamination, though this is only an issue for cars that are infrequently used.
Running out of diesel can be a major pain, but running out of gas is almost always harmless.
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Since I don't yet have my C Class, I don't know if the LED gas gauge will catch my attention better. My experience with them in past cars, wasn't too great. I never ran out of gas, but certainly came close. The low gas warning light finally got my attention. With analog gauge's, I seem to notice them better. Perhaps it's my age, but some things, IMHO are better left old school.
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Since I don't yet have my C Class, I don't know if the LED gas gauge will catch my attention better. My experience with them in past cars, wasn't too great. I never ran out of gas, but certainly came close. The low gas warning light finally got my attention. With analog gauge's, I seem to notice them better. Perhaps it's my age, but some things, IMHO are better left old school.
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My current 2012 E350 Coupe has an analog gas gauge and my mind pays attention to it. We're also getting a MY16 GLA250 Sport. The first thing I noticed on the GLA is it has an analog gas gauge.
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Where was your gauge at? I've never ran out of gas completely but always felt like I came very close couple times in my 2013 C250 and other car. Would like to know where the limit is on the 2015 C300. I know Mercedes will show you miles remaining down to like 30miles then it becomes "go to the nearest gas station" or something along those words. Anyone have a ballpark idea how many gallons the car may have remaining when the message shows up and no longer displaying miles remaining?
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Where was your gauge at? I've never ran out of gas completely but always felt like I came very close couple times in my 2013 C250 and other car. Would like to know where the limit is on the 2015 C300. I know Mercedes will show you miles remaining down to like 30miles then it becomes "go to the nearest gas station" or something along those words. Anyone have a ballpark idea how many gallons the car may have remaining when the message shows up and no longer displaying miles remaining?
