Fuel cap & effective range
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2014 E250 BT
Fuel cap & effective range
I took delivery of my 2014 E250 BT the first week of January and have close to 7000 miles on it. From literature the diesel capacity is 21 gallons which is the same as the gas versions from what I have read. Whenever I have filled up, I have never taken on 19gallons or more and this is with running the car pretty low vs. the fuel gauge and range display, where I should be at near empty based on my experience from my GM SUV range display.
Is this a common theme among the E350 gas or like that what the car says is empty is not truely empty or on my first oil change, etc should I have the dealer check that out and possible re-calibrate or something.
From experience what is the actual usable fuel amount?
I am wondering how far I can really go, as 40+mpg on the highway I can go quite a ways still when the car tells me it is empty. I have been using the fuelly site so I know if 21 is the limit, maybe 20.5 usable I can go another day without having to get diesel.
Is this a common theme among the E350 gas or like that what the car says is empty is not truely empty or on my first oil change, etc should I have the dealer check that out and possible re-calibrate or something.
From experience what is the actual usable fuel amount?
I am wondering how far I can really go, as 40+mpg on the highway I can go quite a ways still when the car tells me it is empty. I have been using the fuelly site so I know if 21 is the limit, maybe 20.5 usable I can go another day without having to get diesel.
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2011 E350 Sedan
Seems like most manufacturers understate their true capacity. Part of that could be to avoid being used when someone runs out of gass because they couldn't judge where the needle was in relation to the line.
Do most people run their tanks all the way to dry? I try to fill up when I get down to under a 1/4 tank.
Do most people run their tanks all the way to dry? I try to fill up when I get down to under a 1/4 tank.
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'11 E350BTC P2 Leather
I am so cheap I didn't want to pay the Canadian price for diesel fuel. My other two 19's were the same: gotta get over the border into NJ to fill! Not paying NY prices!
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2015 E250 BT 4M
Never run out of diesel !!!!
Running out of diesel fuel is NOT a good idea !!! You most likely would not be able to restart your car, unless you bled the air from the fuel system.
Better to have a conservative MB fuel gauge, than an optimistic one !
Better to have a conservative MB fuel gauge, than an optimistic one !
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I am use to running the tank pretty low. Maybe to 0.5gallons left on my SUV.
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