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Originally Posted by Elan
Really? When I turn off my car, it will say about 124 miles. A few hours later, turn it back on and its down to maybe 90. It just doesn't seem that accurate to me. I don't rely on it because gaugology-101 tells me not to trust it. I just fill up when I have about 3 dots left. Hasn't failed me yet!
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I have noticed the same thing, but it always jumps back up once I start moving again. I think it calculates the remaining distance based on driving habits of the last few minutes/miles or something to that effect. I have nothing to back that assertion up beyond what I have observed, but it seems to work along those lines. This seems to make it easy to manipulate by doing crazy throttle changes or a lot of stop/start, but for longer trips where you are moving at a more constant speed, it's pretty spot on.